food pyramid for kids

 

s it easier for you to see in the dark or the daylight? For most

 people it's easier in the daylight! Foods in the Vegetable

 Group give us vitamin A that helps us see in the dark.

 VitaminA also helps to keep our skin healthy.

Vegetables also provide:

• Vitamin C, which helps heal cuts and bruises and
• fight infections.
• Fiber, which helps us digest our food.
• Substances called "phytochemicals" (fight-o kem ick-kals)
•  that help prevent diseases.

Some foods in the Vegetable Group are:

broccoli • cauliflower • corn • peas • green beans • lettuce

 • mushrooms • celery • carrots • white potatoes

 and sweet potatoes • juices made from vegetables:

 tomato juice, carrot juice