Nutrition 101

Let's start with the Basics..

Here are the 2010 (updated every 5 years) Dietary Guidelines directly from the U.S. Department of Agriculture:

FOOD GROUPS

• Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
• Switch to 0% or 1% Milk
• Make at least half your grains whole
• Vary your protein food choices
• Choose foods and drinks with little or no added sugars
• Look out for salt (sodium) in foods you buy- it all adds up!
• Eat fewer foods that are high in solid fats (saturated fats)

EXERCISE

• Adults - 2 hours and 30 minutes each week of physical activity at a moderate level OR 1 hour and 15 minutes each week of physical activity at a vigorous level
• Children and Adolescents - 60 minutes of physical activity eat day
• Young Children - although there is no specific recommendation for the number of minutes young children should be active; from ages 2 to 5 years should play actively several times each day. 

Information from:  http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/DietaryGuidelines.htm