<Li> Confections, also called sugary foods and sometimes categorized with fats and oils, is typically a very small category in nutrition guides, if present at all, and is sometimes listed apart from other food groups . Examples include candy, soft drinks, and chocolate . </Li> <Li> Vegetables, sometimes categorized with fruit and occasionally inclusive of legumes, is typically a large category second only to grains, or sometimes equal or superior to grains, in nutrition guides . Examples include spinach, carrots, onions, peppers, and broccoli . </Li> <Li> Water is treated in very different ways by different food guides . Some exclude the category, others list it separately from other food groups, and yet others make it the center or foundation of the guide . Water is sometimes categorized with tea, fruit juice, vegetable juice and even soup, and is typically recommended in plentiful amounts . </Li> <P> The number of "common" food groups varies depending on who is defining them . Canada's Food Guide, which has been in continual publication since 1942 and is the second most requested government document (after the income tax form) in Canada, recognizes only four official food groups, listing the remainder of foods as "another". Some of these "others" include: </P>

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