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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
  • Beverages
  • Dairy
  • Eggs, Poultry, Meat, Fish, and Seafood
  • Fermented Foods
  • Fruits
  • Grains
  • Herbs and Spices
  • Leafy Greens
  • Nuts and Seeds
  • Oils
  • Vegetables
  • Sweets

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


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