Healthy eating starts with a healthy understanding of major food groups.

Along with regular exercise, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognizes five major food groups are essential building blocks for a healthy lifestyle.

Understanding what constitutes those food groups and recommended serving sizes can be a key component to helping your child be a healthy kid and grow up strong.

Below is the link to the USDA ChooseMyPlate Web site:

At Nestlé Nutrition, we understand that getting your child to eat healthy isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Picky eaters need to follow a gluten-free diet may need additional nutritional intake to stay on track.

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For more information about healthy eating and the five major food groups, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov.