Foods and Beverages

The essential nutrients our bodies needs for a lifetime of good health are available in the foods we eat. Learn more about a variety of healthful foods and how each can help you to adopt and maintain healthy eating habits throughout life. 

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Beans and Other Pulses

Dried beans

Beans

Preparing Beans

Dried green lentils on a plate.

Lentils

Pile of dried soybeans on table cloth.

Soybeans and Soy Products

Split peas in a bowl.

Split Peas

2022 Bean Calendar Cover Image - COPYRIGHT. Recipe and photo by A Legume a Day (https://alegumeaday.com/).

2022 Bean Calendar Recipes

Bean Cuisine Cookbook



Beverages

Coconuts cut with straw in them

Coconut Water

Green Tea

Red wine being poured into glass on outdoor table.

Red Wine and Alcohol

rhubarbade

Rhubarbade (Rhubarb “Lemonade”)



Dairy

Yogurt parfait with plain yogurt, berries, granola and whole fruit.

Greek Yogurt

Milk in pitcher next to small glass of milk.

Milk



Eggs, Poultry, Meat, Fish, and Seafood

Beef

Chicken and Turkey

Cooked salmon on small plate, garnished with cream sauce, herbs, spices, and grilled vegetables.

Fish and Seafood

Pork

Wild Game



Fermented Foods

Chocolate bar with wrapper take off

Chocolate



Fruits

Two apples on top of a napkin

Apples

Avocado sliced open, with lemon on the side.

Avocados

Pile of bananas.

Bananas

Basket of fruit, including green grapes, bananas, peaches, apples, red grapes and apricots.

Fruits

Colorado Flag

Colorado Grown Fruits



Grains

Amaranth Flower growing outdoors

Amaranth

Loaf of barley bread on napkin

Barley

Dried brown rice in bowl

Brown Rice

Dried buckwheat

Buckwheat

Farro growing outdoors

Farro

Multi-grain bread on cutting board with olives.

Grains

Millet being grown outdoors.

Millet

Cooked oatmeal in bowl with fresh blueberries.

Oats

Cooked quinoa in bowl with cooked apples and spices.

Quinoa

Freshly cut rye bread on cutting board.

Rye

Dried sorghum in a pile.

Sorghum

Teff growing outdoors.

Teff

Jars filled with whole grains, labeled "wheatberries", "amaranth" and "brown rice".

Whole Grains

Whole wheat growing in a field.

Whole Wheat



Herbs and Spices

Ground cinnamon and whole cinnamon sticks on table.

Cinnamon

Three garlic heads on counter top, one garlic head is broken open to show cloves, one clove is broken apart to show the inside.

Garlic

Pile of fresh ginger roots.

Ginger

Cut orange slice with cloves, cinnamon, star of anise and sugar.

Mulling Spices



Leafy Greens

Person handling bok choy with their hands on a wooden cutting board.

Asian Greens

Collard greens in a pile.

Cooking Greens

A picture of a large kale leaf

Cruciferous Vegetables

leafy greens growing outside.

Leafy Greens

Bright green salad greens, uncut.

Salad Greens
(Ensaladas verdes)



Nuts and Seeds

Chia seeds in wooden spoon

Chia Seeds

Nuts on wooden spoons.

Nuts and Seeds

Shelled pistachios in a pile.

Pistachios



Oils

Fresh coconut, cut in half on table.

Coconut Oil

Olive oil in glass jar beside whole olives.

Olive Oil



Vegetables

leafy greens growing outside.

Leafy Greens

Fresh, whole mushrooms on wooden cutting board.

Mushrooms

Whole pumpkins outside.

Pumpkin

Basket with spaghetti squash on counter top.

Spaghetti Squash

Green, yellow and white squash stacked together in a produce bin.

Squash

Uncooked sweet potato cut on wooden cutting board. The sweet potato has been cut into various sizes to show its orange center.

Sweet Potatoes

Variety of produce on farm stand, including carrots, onions, apples, tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumbers.

Vegetables

Colorado Flag

Colorado Grown Vegetables



Sweets

Chocolate bar with wrapper take off

Chocolate

Sugar cubes and a pile of sugar on a wood surface.

Sugar