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What are your top 3 healthy eating goals?
Which of the following are preventing you from eating healthy?
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How often do you eat from the Fruit Group?

Did you know? The Fruit Group includes any fruit (fresh, frozen, canned, dried) and 100% fruit juice.

How often do you eat from the Vegetable Group?
How often do you eat dark green vegetables?

Did you know? Dark green vegetables include broccoli, greens (collards, mustard greens, turnip greens, kale), spinach, and raw leafy greens (romaine, watercress, dark green leafy lettuce, endive, escarole).

How often do you eat red and orange vegetables?

Did you know? Red and orange vegetables include tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and winter squash (acorn, butternut, hubbard).

How often do you eat beans, peas, and lentils?

Did you know? Beans, peas, and lentils include dry and canned varieties (such as black, garbanzo, kidney, pinto, or soy beans, black-eyed peas or split peas, edamame, and red, brown and green lentils).

How often do you eat from the Grains Group?

Did you know? The Grains Group includes any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or another cereal grain. Bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, grits, and tortillas are examples of grain products. Foods such as popcorn, rice, and oatmeal are also included in the Grains Group.

How often do you eat whole grains?

Did you know? Examples of whole grains include whole-wheat flour, bulgur (cracked wheat), oatmeal, whole cornmeal, whole-wheat breads, whole-wheat pastas, and brown rice.

How often do you eat from the Protein Foods Group?

Did you know? The Protein Foods Group includes seafood; meat, poultry, and eggs; beans, peas, and lentils; and nuts, seeds, and soy products.

How often do you eat seafood per week?

Did you know? Seafood includes both fish and shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster, crayfish, clams, scallops, oysters, and mussels).

How often do you eat other Protein Foods?

Did you know? Other Protein Foods include nuts, seeds, soy products as well as beans, peas, lentils.

How often do you eat from the Dairy Group?

Did you know? The Dairy Group includes dairy milk and yogurt, cheese, lactose-free versions, and fortified soy milk (soy beverage) and soy yogurt. Foods not in the Dairy Group: foods made from milk that have little to no calcium, such as cream cheese, sour cream, cream, and butter.

How often do you drink low-fat (1%) or fat-free (0%) dairy milk?
How often do you drink lactose-free milk or fortified soy beverages (soymilk)?
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MyPlate.gov is based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025