there is nothing complicated about eating a proper diet. for good health, eat a variety of foods. do not eat the same foods day after day! foods should be selected everyday from each of "basic four." they are the four groups of food essential to proper nutrition: the milk group, meat group, vegetable-fruit group, and bread-cereal group, your body will then be supplied with all the nutrients it requires; they are water, minerals, carbohydrate, fats and oils