Healthy food groups for children 5-8 years 

       Key points

• School-age children need to eat foods from all 5 healthy food groups.
• The 5 healthy food groups are vegetables and legumes, fruit, cereals and grain foods, dairy and dairy alternatives, and meat and meat alternatives.
• Healthy foods have nutrients that are important for growth, development and learning.
• Limit salty, fatty and sugary foods, low-fibre foods, and drinks with caffeine or a lot of sugar.

      Healthy food for school-age children includes a wide variety of fresh foods from the 5

      food groups