2912.Good nutrition involves following a three-five plan:three key words(moderation,variety,and balance)and five basic food groups. The Food Guide Pyramid developed by the U.S.Department of Agriculture(USDA) is a diagram that shows the five basic food groups and how much of each food group you should eat each day.The top of the pyramid could be called the optional sixth food group.The pyramid shows the number of servings of each food,but what is considered a serving?The Food Group Servings table can be used for school-age children to adults.Smaller servings are needed for younger children. Food Group Servings
Group
Food
Serving
A
bread ready-to-eat cereal cooked cereal,rice,or pasta
1 slice 1 ounce (28 g) 1/2 cup (125 ml)
B
raw leafy vegetables other cooked or raw vegetables vegetable juice
1 cup (250 ml) 1/2 cup (125 ml) 3/4 cup (188 ml)
C
apple,banana,or orange chopped,cooked,or canned fruit fruit juice
2 to3 ounces (56 to 84 g) 1/2 cup (125 ml) 2 tablespoons (30 ml)
F
fats,oils,and sweets
use sparingly
Your body is like a machine that needs fuel.Eating the right foods provides the fuel necessary to make this wonderful machine work properly,which makes you feel good.
(1)Which section of the pyramid indicates the food group that should be eaten in the largest amounts?
A.A. B.D. C.E. D.F. (2)Which of the following food groups is optional?
(locate) on the border of the United States and Canada,the Great Lakes contain(2)
(approximate) 84 percent of North America's surface water and are home(3)
more than 3,500 species of plants and animals.Lake Superior is the largest of the five lakes by volume,and it is also the deepest and the coldest.Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake(4)
is entirely in the United States,and it is also the second(5)
(large) Great Lake by volume.Together,these lakes(6)
(span) more than 750 miles provide water for a(7)
(vary) of uses,including(8)
(consume ),power and transportation.The Great Lakes are very popular for boating,fishing and other water(9)
( activity).The lakes are also very sensitive to pollutants.Common sources of pollution include waste from cities,industrial discharge,farm chemicals and pollution that(10)