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What to Eat. Most teens need five to ten servings of grains or starchy foods per day, two to three servings of fruit, three to five servings of meat or other protein-rich foods, two to three servings of vegetables, four to five servings of dairy and two to four servings of fat each day.
Help Teens Make Good Choices. Deciding what to eat and how much to exercise is part of growing up. But too often, a child's choices give health the short shrift. Teens may lack the skills and motivation to do what they should to stay healthy. Balancing school, sports, social activities, and work presents a major challenge to eating healthy, says Kendrin Sonneville, MS, RD, who specializes in teen at Children's Hospital in Boston.