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Food Group Variety in the Pyramid

To give you a better idea of what foods go in what groups on the Pyramid, this page will categorize different foods into the various groups.

Bread, Cereal, Rice, Pasta GrouP
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Whole Grain Enriched Grain Products with More Fat & Sugar
Corn Tortillas

Bagels

 Biscuit
Brown Rice Cornmeal Cake (unfrosted)
Buckwheat groats English Muffins

Cookies
Bulgar Farina,& Grits

Cornbread
Graham Crackers crackers, pretzels

Croissant
Granola French & Italian Bread

Danish
Oatmeal Flour Tortillas

Doughnut
Popcorn Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns

Muffin
Pumpernickel Bread Macaroni & noodles

Pie Crust
Rye Bread & Crackers Pancakes & Waffles

Tortilla chips
Whole Wheat Bread & Crackers Rice, ready-to-eat cereal  
Whole grain Cereals & Pasta White bread & rolls  
 

 

Fruit Group
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Citrus, Melons, Berries Other Fruits
Blueberries Honeydew melon Apple Rhubarb
Cantaloupe Kiwifruit Apricot Pineapple
Citrus juices Lemon Asian &other pears Nectarine, Peach
Cranberries Orange Banana, plantains Papaya, Passion fruit, Mango
Grapefruit Raspberries Dates & Figs plums, prunes
Strawberries Tangerine Cherries grapes, raisins
Watermelon Ugli Fruit Fruit juices Guava, Star fruit

 

Vegetable Group
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Dark-Green Leafy Deep Yellow Starchy Dry Beans & Legumes Other Vegetables
Beet greens Carrots Breadfruit Black beans Cauliflower
Broccoli Pumpkin Corn Black-eyed peas Artichoke, Asparagus
Collard Greens Sweet potato Green peas Chickpeas Brussel sprouts
Chicory, Chard Winter Squash Hominy Kidney beans Cabbage
Endive, Escarole   Lima beans Lentils, Split peas Green beans, Eggplant, Cucumber
Kale, Mustard greens   Potato Mung beans Mushrooms, Lettuce,Onions
Romaine lettuce   Rutabaga Pinto beans Tomato, Vegetable juice
Spinach   Taro Navy beans Zucchini (& many others)

 

Meat, Poultry, Fish & Alternates
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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Alternates
Beef, Chicken, Fish, Ham Lamb Eggs, Peanut Butter, Tofu
Organ meats, Pork, Shellfish Dry beans & legumes
Turkey, Veal, Luncheon meats, sausage Nuts & Seeds

 

Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese
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Lowfat Milk Products

Other Milk Products with More Fat or Sugar
Buttermilk, Lowfat cottage cheese Cheddar Cheese, Chocolate Milk
Lowfat milk (1% and 2%) Flavored yogurt, frozen yogurt, fruit yogurt
Lowfat or Nonfat plain yogurt Ice milk, Ice cream, whole milk, Swiss Cheese
Skim (nonfat) milk Process cheeses & spreads, Puddings made with milk

 

Fats, Sweets, and Alcoholic Beverages
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Fats

Sweets

Alcoholic Beverages

Bacon, salt pork

Candy, frosting, sherbet

Beer

Butter, Margarine, Lard

Corn syrup, honey,

Liquor

Cream, cream cheese

jam, jelly, maple syrup

Wine

Mayonnaise, salad dressings

fruit drinks, gelatin desserts, marmalade

 

Shortening, sour cream

molasses, popsicles, ices

 

Vegetable oil

soft drinks, colas, sugar (white and brown)

  

                        

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