Dietary Guidelines

Dietary Guidelines

1. All food and beverage choices matter. Choose a healthy eating pattern at an appropriate calorie level to help achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, support nutrient adequacy, and reduce the risk of chronic disease.

2. To meet nutrient needs within calorie limits, choose a variety of nutrient-dense foods across and within all food groups in recommended amounts.

3. Limit calories from added sugars and saturated fats and reduce sodium intake.

4. every five years the USDA abd the department of Health and Human services published guidelines to help americans live a healthy lifestyle

5. guidelines are based on the mot recent scientific evidence

6. includes what eating patterns should include or exclude

7. limiting certain food and vegetables can help someone diet

8. Support healthy eating patterns for all.

9. sugar should only be 10% of your total calories

10. nine servings of fruit and vegetables per day