Nutrition Facts
Eating a balanced diet is one of the most important things you can do to maintain and improve your overall health.
What we choose to eat has a direct effect on our health, growth and feeling of well-being. Poor eating habits that result in too many calories and not enough nutrients increases the risk for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, tooth decay, and some cancers.
It takes about 40 nutrients in order for our bodies to function properly. Different nutrients have different roles, so it is important to eat a variety of foods, particularly fruits and vegetables. However, for most people, any food can fit into a balanced diet if the portion size and frequency is right.
Nutrition Facts
- Nutrition Fact Sheet (PDF 210KB/2 pages)
- Fruits and Veggies - More Matters Fact Sheet (PDF 131KB/1 page)
- Dietary Recommendations: Choose my Plate
- Sugar Sweetened Beverages
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Iron
- Fats
- Calcium
- Whole Grains
What's New
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Great Trays Skills for Excellence (PDF 968 KB/21 pgs) A new tool for school nutrition professionals in Minnesota that helps to inventory workforce skills and identify existing curriculums for continuing staff education.
- Health In My Hometown
MDH and thirteen communities gave cameras to youth to document what helps them or holds them back from being healthy.
