What is Healthy diet?
[[File:USDA Food Pyramid.gif|thumb|right|325px|{{Center|[[United States Department of Agriculture]] [[food pyramid]] (click to enlarge)}}]] A '''healthy diet''' or '''balanced diet''' is a [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] (food that you eat) that contains the right amounts of all the [[food group]]s. It includes [[fruit|fruits]], [[vegetable]]s, [[grain]]s, [[dairy products]], and [[protein]]. It does not include too much or too little of any kind of food.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gethealthy.eliv.info/cgi-bin/index.pl/diet.html |title=Natural, Organic Healthy Living & Diet |access-date=2007-12-11 |archive-date=2018-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211145025/http://gethealthy.eliv.info/cgi-bin/index.pl/diet.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Eating wrong amounts of a food group, whether it be too much or too little, is called an 'unhealthy diet' or an 'imbalanced diet'. A healthy diet is one that includes more foods that come from [[plant]]s, animals and fewer [[convenience food]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-eating/food/slideshow/14-keys-healthy-diet |title=14 Keys to a Healthy Diet |author= |website=University of California Berkeley Wellness |publisher= |accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref> == Basic nutrition == What is known about [[nutrition]] and diet keeps changing as more is learned.<ref name=Mayo>{{cite web |url=http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/basics/nutrition-basics/hlv-20049477 |title=Nutrition basics |author=Mayo Clinic staff |website= |publisher=Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research |accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref> However, basic nutrition remains much the same.<ref name=Mayo/> The best advice is to talk to a [[Medical doctor|doctor]] or [[dietitian]] for personalized information based on an individual's [[lifestyle]], [[health]], and food likes and dislikes.<ref name=Mayo/> * Basic nutrition begins with a diet based on the major food groups that includes [[vegetable]]s, [[whole grain]]s, and [[da