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Build a healthy meal
10
tips
Nutrition
Education Series
Each meal is a building block in your healthy eating style. Make sure to include all the food groups
and the tips below to meet
6 Get creative in the kitchen
Whether you are making a sandwich, a stir-fry, or a
using less meat and cheese, which can be higher in
saturated fat and sodium, and adding in more veggies
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Keep it interesting by picking out new foods you’ve
never tried before, like mango, lentils, quinoa, kale,
9 Satisfy your sweet tooth in a healthy way
Serve a fresh fruit salad or a fruit parfait made with
10 Everything you eat and drink matters
can help you be healthier now and into the
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1 Make half your plate veggies
and fruits
Vegetables and fruits are full of nutrients
orange, and dark-green vegetables such as
2
Aim to make at least half your grains whole
3 Don’t forget the dairy
calcium and other essential nutrients as whole milk but fewer
4 Add lean protein
pork, chicken, or turkey, and eggs, nuts,
5
Using heavy gravies or sauces will add fat and
broccoli with a sprinkling of low-fat parmesan cheese or a
Based on the
Dietary
Guidelines
for Americans
DG TipSheet No. 7
June 2011
Revised October 2016
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
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