Variation

In order to get all of the nutrients required for a healthy diet you must diversify.

Nope. To meet your dietary needs, you must eat a variety of foods. For example, milk provides calcium but no vitamin C, while oranges provide vitamin C but no calcium. In order to get both, you would need to have both. 

The best way to make sure that you are getting everything you need is to follow the USDA’s food pyramid guide. Here’s how:

The pyramid is the recommended proportion in which

the dairy group (2-3 servings) and the meat and bean group (2-3 servings). Eat only a sparing amount of high-fat and sugar foods.

For more info on the food pyramid, check out Clickable Info.

If you eat a variety of foods from all of the food groups, and follow its advice, you should get all the nutrients that you need.

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