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Understanding Go, Grow, Glow Foods

This document summarizes the basic food groups - Go foods, Grow foods, and Glow foods. Go foods like bread, rice and cereals provide carbohydrates for energy. Grow foods such as meat, eggs, dairy and beans contain protein for growth and development. Glow foods including fruits and vegetables provide vitamins and minerals to strengthen the immune system and give the skin a healthy glow. Children need foods from all three groups for overall health, growth and activity levels.

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Understanding Go, Grow, Glow Foods

This document summarizes the basic food groups - Go foods, Grow foods, and Glow foods. Go foods like bread, rice and cereals provide carbohydrates for energy. Grow foods such as meat, eggs, dairy and beans contain protein for growth and development. Glow foods including fruits and vegetables provide vitamins and minerals to strengthen the immune system and give the skin a healthy glow. Children need foods from all three groups for overall health, growth and activity levels.

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  • Basic Food Groups: An overview introducing the three major food groups relevant for nutrition: Go, Grow, and Glow foods.
  • Go Foods: Explains the importance of Go foods for energy and includes examples such as bread, rice cereals, and pasta.
  • Grow Foods: Defines Grow foods, highlighting their role in strengthening muscles and bones, with examples like meat, eggs, and dairy.
  • Glow Foods: Describes Glow foods that enhance the immune system and improve skin quality, with foods like vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins.

Basic Food Groups

Go, Grow, and Glow


Go Foods
 GO FOODS- “Go” foods, for starters, are called as
such because they provide energy to keep kids
active and on the go, hence the name "go“ are
taken. Examples of this type of food group are
bread, rice cereals and other foods that primarily
provides carbohydrates.
Children lacking in this food group may tire easily
and feel weak.
 GO FOODS
Grains are Go foods; they help you run, jump and play all
day, rich in Carbohydrates.
Some examples are:
Bread

Sweet Potatoes

Rice
Pasta
Rice Cereals

Cereals

Pancakes
Wheat
Grow Foods

-GROW FOODS- “Grow” foods, on the other


hand, help build bones and teeth, strengthen
muscles, and improve mental functions. Under
this category are protein-rich foods such as
meat, eggs, fish, and dairy products such as
milk. Therefore, grow foods are foods that
enhances growth development.
 GROW FOODS
Milk and meat & beans are GROW foods; they help you to
grow big and strong, rich in Vitamins
Some examples are:

Milk
Cheese

Yogurt Chicken Meat

Beef
Beans

Egg Pork
Glow Foods
 GLOW FOODS-  “Glow” foods help strengthen the
body’s immune system to give protection against
sickness and diseases. Glow foods also enhances the
quality or the "Glow" of our skin. Vegetables belong to
this group as well as fruits that are filled with vitamins A,
C, E, B-6, zinc, and folic acid, like apples,
oranges, dalandan, bananas, avocados, papayas, and
pineapples. To make children appreciate eating these
foods, parents can present them in an interesting
manner, such as by cutting them into unique shapes or
playing up the colors to liven up the dishes.
GLOW FOODS
Fruits and vegetables are Glow foods; they help you have
shiny hair and sparkly eyes, rich in Protein.
Some examples are:

Squash Carrots and eggplants


w/ beans

Bitter Gourd
or Ampalaya

Cauliflower

Cucumber

Corn or Maize

Kang-kong Lettuce
Have A Good and Godly Day!

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