Balanced diet
Alternative Names
Well-balanced diet
Food Sources
Milk group (milk and milk products)
Meat and beans group
- Legumes (beans and peas)
- Meat (chicken, fish, beef, pork, lamb)
- Nuts and seeds
Fruit group
- Apples
- Berries
- Grapes
- Peaches
Vegetable group
- Cauliflower
- Lettuce
- Spinach
- Squash
Grain group (breads and cereals)
- Enriched breads
- Pasta
- Rice
- Whole-grain breads
Oil
- Light salad dressing
- Low-fat mayonnaise
- Vegetable oil
Review Date: 02/27/2008
Reviewed By: Patrika Tsai, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatric GI,
Hepatology and Nutrition, University of California, San Francisco,
San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.,
Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the
American Accreditation HealthCare Commission
(
www.urac.org).