What are the five food groups?
- Grains—Bread, pasta, oatmeal, cereal, and tortillas are all grains.
- Fruits—Fruits can be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried. Juice that is 100% fruit juice also counts.
- Vegetables—Vegetables can be raw or cooked, frozen, canned, dried, or 100% vegetable juice.
- Protein foods—Protein foods include meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds.
- Dairy—Milk and products made from milk, such as cheese, yogurt, and ice cream, make up the dairy group.