I consume around 2000 calories on a given day. Sometimes it is closer to 1800 and sometimes it is closer to 2200 but on average every day in a week I consume 2000 calories daily. For my lifestyle, I need 2000 every day to maintain my muscle mass and not gain fat mass. It is important to understand how to properly plan out our nutrition and to know what we are eating. This doesn't need to be for some fitness goal of losing weight or gaining muscle but for general health too. It helps to know how much fat you should eat how much protein and what type of sugars do you ingest.
Items that belong to the five food groups in the USDA's MyPlate Food Guidance System are: Veggies Fruits Dairy Protein Grains so any one of them could be considered as one of the five food groups
