Part 2: Choose Your Fuel

What’s in a Name?

What’s for dinner? How you describe food to yourself and others matters. This helps you know what tastes to expect. This also helps you judge the quality of food and whether it will satisfy you. You often find this level of detail and flair in recipes and high-end restaurant menus!

 

Here are a few examples:

•  Green beans: Slender string beans drizzled with olive oil and parmesan

•  Yogurt and blueberries: Juicy, market-fresh blueberries resting on a pillow of creamy vanilla bean yogurt

 

Try it! Write out a menu for yourself that describes your food in a fancy or enticing way. Try this for two vegetables and one fruit. Make and eat one of these this week.

 

Eat the Rainbow!

Choose Fresh, Frozen, Canned, or Dried

Add Fruits and Vegetables to Your Current Foods

Have Fun with Fruits and Vegetables

What's in a Name?

Variety BINGO

Power of Perception

Grains and Starches

Protein

Dairy

Befriend Healthy Fats

Limit Sodium

Limit Added Sugars

Estimate Serving Sizes

Review and Prepare

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