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Nutrition
- Making Food Choices
- Shopping for Food
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- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Chick Pea Pita
- Chili
- Chili Vegetarian Style
- Fat Free Coleslaw
- Frittata Sandwich Recipe
- Hal's Black Bean and Rice Salad
- Hearty Garden Vegetable Soup
- Jo's Channa
- Jo's Quick Soup
- Jo's Quick Tomato Salad
- Jo's Veggie Dip
- Light 'N' Easy Quesadillas
- Mini Frittata Recipe
- Muffuletta
- Quick Greek Salad
- Sloppy Joe Sandwich
- Dinner
- Bean Salad
- Beef Stirfry
- Cabbage Casserole
- Caribbean Chicken
- Hal and Hugh Spooner's Oriental Pasta
- Hal's Lemon and Herb Chicken
- Hal's Pad Thai
- Hot Potato Salad
- Italian Wedding Soup
- Jo's Stuffed Peppers
- Lasagna
- Low Fat Tomato Sauce
- Mandarin Salad
- Onion Soup
- Pasta Primavera
- Pork Stirfry
- Spicy Fibre Burgers
- Spinach Cheese Rigatoni
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Why We Need It
Sources of Protein
The meat and alternatives group provides important nutrients such as iron, zinc, magnesium, B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12), protein, and fat. Foods belonging to this food group include eggs, fish, legumes such as chick peas, kidney beans and lentils, meat, nuts and seeds, poultry, shellfish and tofu.Did You know?
Eating well means having fun nourishing yourself with lots of good food. It means feeling proud of the food choices you make. And it means enjoying the best things life has to offer.

