FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The vegetable food group includes dark green vegetables, red and orange vegetables, starchy vegetables, and legumes (beans and peas). Dark green vegetables include broccoli, collard greens, spinach, and kale. Red and orange vegetables include acorn squash, carrots, pumpkin, tomato, and sweet potato.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of root vegetables include: Carrots. Beets. Celeriac.

Detailed explanation-3: -The vegetable subgroups include dark green, red/orange, beans and peas (legumes), starchy, and other. They are based on the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the vegetables group in Choose MyPlate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vegetables are organized into 5 subgroups based on their nutrients: dark green; red and orange; beans, peas, and lentils; starchy; and other vegetables.

Detailed explanation-5: -As the MyPlate icon shows, the five food groups are Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, and Dairy. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasizes the importance of an overall healthy eating pattern with all five groups as key building blocks, plus oils.