"Others" Category

Get your foods from the Five Food Groups first

"Others" are Extra Foods. They don't have enough nutrients to fit into the Five Food Groups. "Others" foods provide the body with proportionately few nutrients compared to calories and should not replace foods from the Five Food Groups. Eating too many Extra Foods can be a problem if:

• Children fill up on them and do not have room to eat Five Food Group foods.
• Children take in more calories then they need. Active children can consume "Others" in moderation, as long as they eat the recommended amounts of foods from the Five Food Groups. This is true for adults, too!

Foods in the "Others" Category

• Fats and spreads
• Candy
• Cookies
• Cakes
• Chips and other salty snacks
• Condiments
• Soft drinks