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Healthy Foods
Healthy Foods (Test · Should you take a vitamin and mineral supplement?) — "The best way to get the vitamins and minerals you need is by eating a variety of he…
Ideas in this flowchart
- Get needed vitamins and minerals through varied healthy foods
- Eat a variety of healthy foods every day
- Important food groups include
- Vegetables
- Fruit
- Whole grains
- Protein foods
- Low appetite or eating very little may prevent getting enough nutrients from food
- Talk to a dietitian on your healthcare team during treatment
- Treatment side effects can affect eating
- Nausea and vomiting
- Taste changes
- Diarrhea
- The dietitian may recommend appropriate supplements when food does not provide enough vitamins and minerals