To obtain the nutrients and other substances needed for good health, vary the foods you eat.
Foods contain combinations of nutrients and other healthful substances.
No single food can supply all the nutrients in the amounts you need. To make sure you gat all of the nutrients and other substances needed for health, choose the recommended number of daily servings from each of the five major food groups displayed in the Food Guide Pyramid. Use foods from the base of the Food Guide Pyramid as the foundation of your meals. Americans do choose a wide variety of foods. However, people often choose higher or lower amounts from some food groups than suggested in the Food Guide Pyramid.