What is The food families?

Foods are sorted into food families by what they bring:

• fruit and vegetables — vitamins, fibre and water; the freshness family;
• cereals and starchy foods (bread, pasta, rice, potatoes) — the steady energy family;
• dairy (milk, yogurt, cheese) — the bone-building family;
• meat, fish and eggs — the body-building family;
• fats (butter, oil) — concentrated energy, needed in small amounts;
• sugary foods — quick pleasure, needed not at all: the treat family;
• and water — the only drink the body requires, all day long.