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 * The Four Main Food Groups **

// Proteinas //
 * Protein **

// Granos //
 * Grain **

// Vegetetales //
 * Vegtables **

// Frutas //
 * Fruit **

// Lacteos // Lacteos Mi Plato Kids need 3 servings of dairy every day. Different kinds of milk have different kinds of fat. Milk, cheese, and yogurt are part of the dairy food group. Dairy foods have calcium. Calcium helps our teethy and bones grow and stay strong and healthy. Childern ages 4-8 should drink or eat 2 and 1/2 cups of dairy everyday. Frutas MiPlato A healthy meal has half vegtable and fruit on the plate. Kids shoul have 1 1/2 cups of fruit every day. Fuits grow on tress, bushes, and vines. Fruit alos has seeds. Fruit can be eaten frozen, fresh, dried, or canned. Fruits came in all shapes and sizes. Kids need 3 servings of fruit everyday. Granos MiPlato Grains is parts of plants. Wheat, corn, rice, and oats are grains. Grains can be whole or refined. Whole grain is made from whole kernels of grain. Refined grain is not. Whole grain food has more nutrients. Try to eat 5 ounces of grain everyday. Kids need to eat 5 servings of grain everyday. Proteinas MiPlato Beef, chicken, and fish hve lots of protein. Beans, eggs, nuts, and seeds also have lots of protein. Protein helps build bones and muscles. Everyday eat 4 ounces of protein. Try new potrin food every week. Eat lean protein, it has less fat. Ask a adult to cut away the fat from the meat. Try starting your day with protein. Try eggs and ham for breakfast, they have lots of protein. Kids need 4 ounces of protein everyday. Vegetales MiPlato For lunch and dinner, vegatbles and fruit should fill half your plate. Kids should eat 1 and 1/2 cups of vegatbles every day. Vegatbles come from plants. Vegatbles have nutrients, nutrients keep us healthy and strong. Vegatbles can be frozen, fresh, canned, and/or dried. You should try new vegatbles every day. When you eat salad, you are eatings lots of vegatbles. Kids need at least 3 servings of vegatbles evry day.
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