This food group is a favourite for many and an important part of our diet and has a wide variety of foods with a range of nutritional benefits for us. Did you know many Australian males need to eat less red meat but women and children need to eat more!
This group can be divided into 6 subgroups:
How much of this food group should I eat?
It is recommended that children have between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 and adults have between 2 and 3 serves of food from this group. Again variety is the key to enjoying all the benefits of these foods.
What's in this that is good for me?
Go to this webpage to find out what nutrients in these food will benefit your body
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/protein-foods-why.html
This group can be divided into 6 subgroups:
- Lean meats - beef, lamb, veal, pork and kangaroo
- Poultry - chicken, turkey, duck and goose
- Fish and seafood - fish, prawns, crab, lobster, mussels, oysters and clams
- Eggs
- Nuts and seeds - almonds, pine nuts, walnuts, macadamia, hazelnut, peanut, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds
- Legumes and beans - beans, lentils and chickpeas
How much of this food group should I eat?
It is recommended that children have between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 and adults have between 2 and 3 serves of food from this group. Again variety is the key to enjoying all the benefits of these foods.
What's in this that is good for me?
Go to this webpage to find out what nutrients in these food will benefit your body
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/protein-foods-why.html