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Chinese Foods

How do foods commonly eaten by Chinese communities fit into the four food groups?

How do foods commonly eaten by Chinese communities fit into the four food groups of Canada’s Food Guide?

Vegetables & Fruit

Leafy vegetables

e.g. Leafy greens, Mustard greens

Fresh, frozen, cooked or canned

Large-sized

e.g. Banana, Cucumber, Sweet potato, Yam

Medium-sized

e.g. Pear apple, Carrot, Mango, Orange, Papaya

Small-sized or cut-up

e.g. Bamboo shoots, Bean sprouts, Celery, Chayote, Chinese cabbage (bok choy, Napa cabbage, choy sum), Chinese okra (luffa), Chives, Dates, Durian, Eggplant, Gai lan (Chinese broccoli), Ginger, Green beans (yard long), Green pepper, Guava, Jicama, Longan, Loquat, Lychees, Melons (bitter, fuzzy, winter), Mung bean sprouts, Mushrooms,Pea pods, Persimmon, Plum, Pomelo, Snow peas, Soybean sprouts, Star fruit, Summer squash, Tangerine, Tomato, Water chestnuts, Watercress

Roots

e.g. Carrots, Daikon (Chinese radish), Leeks, Lotus root, Onions, Radish, Taro

Grain Products

Breads

Buns (plain or with meat and/or vegetable stuffing)

Bread, refined

Grains

e.g. Millet, Oats, Rice

Wheat flour, Wonton
Congee
Dumpling wrappers
Pasta, Noodles

Macaroni

Noodles (chow mein, mung bean starch, rice, wheat)

Sweet buns

Milk & Alternatives

Milk (often flavoured)
Custard
Fortified soy beverage

Meat & Alternatives

Dried beans

e.g. Fava beans, Mung beans, Red beans, Soybeans

Dried peas

e.g. Black eyed peas, Split peas

Fish—fresh, frozen, canned or dried
Seafood—fresh, frozen, canned or dried

e.g. Clams, Crab, Mussels, Prawns, Scallops, Shrimp, Squid

Tofu
Poultry

e.g. Chicken, Duck

Meat

e.g. Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Pork, Pork sausage

Organ meats

e.g. Kidney, Liver, Pig feet, Tripe

Soy beverage—unfortified
Eggs
Nuts

e.g. Almonds, Cashews, Chestnuts, Peanuts, Walnuts

Sesame seeds

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