Question

My favorite food is spaghetti and meat sauce help answer these questions

1. How does your favorite meal compare to the MyPlate recommendations?
2. What food groups do the key ingredients of your meal fall into?
3. What other foods could you add to your meal to meet MyPlate? Why?
4. How does your favorite meal fit into your food intake for the whole day?

Answer 1

It's easy to follow the MyPlate graphic if you're eating a "meat, starch, and veg" meal where everything is prepared separately.

But what if you're having a sandwich or a meal that mixes different foods together, like a salad, pasta dish, stew, or stir-fry? That's when you need to use the principles behind the plate as a guide instead of copying it exactly.

For a sandwich, let MyPlate guide you on what to choose. A healthy sandwich might start with two slices of whole-wheat bread — your grains. Add a slice of meat, cheese, or other protein. Then fill the sandwich with vegetables like lettuce, tomato, or grated carrots. Add a side of fruit and a cup of low-fat white milk and you've got your balanced meal.

For one-dish meals (or salads), make sure that half of what you're eating are vegetables and fruits, about a quarter is lean protein, and a quarter is grain, preferably whole grain.

As u mentioned Spaghetti dish could be whole-wheat pasta with a meatball, tossed with chopped tomato along with other veggies, like spinach or carrots. A stir-fry might be mixed veggies with a few pieces of tofu or chicken and brown rice. Avoid or limit high-fat sauces (like cream sauces) in one-dish meals and don't add too much dressing to salads.

MyPlate is only a guide. Not every meal you eat will have every food group, but try to include three or more. TIf you have a whole-wheat bagel with cream cheese for breakfast, add some fruit and maybe a glass of milk. You can make up any missing food groups, like veggies, later in the day.

B- spaghetti has vggiesve whole grain.it falls into following group

• Vegetables and legumes/beans.
• Fruit.
• Grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal fibre varieties.

C- Start with a few of these small changes.

• Make half your plate fruits and vegetables. Focus on whole fruits. Vary your veggies.
• Make half your grains whole grains.
• Vary your protein routine
• Choosing variety is important when it comes to vegetables: Dark green vegetables (like broccoli, spinach, and kale) provide different nutrients from orange and red vegetables (like squash, carrots, and sweet potatoes

C- spaghetti is a fat-free, low sodium food that can fit right in with a weight loss or management plan. One cup of cooked pasta contains just 200 calories, in addition to valuable vitamins and minerals

Gluten is a protein found in wheat and related grains in the wheat family like barley, rye, spelt, faro and bulgur. Foods made from wheat such as breads, cereals, and pasta, contain gluten.

Sphagetti is a fat-free, low-sodium food that is a perfect delivery system for healthy ingredients, such as legumes, vegetables, lean meats, poultry, and fish.