Planning a meal that includes many different-colored foods is an example of which characteristic of a healthful diet? planning a meal that includes many different-colored foods is an example of which characteristic of a healthful diet? variety moderation adequacy balance

Planning a meal is the best way to get a healthy diet. The presence of the different coloured food in a meal increases the variety of the diet.

The foods, which include many different coloured components looks very delicious and attractive. Also, the natural colour of the food indicate its natural ingredients. So, a food rich in different colours, indicates the variety of the nutrients in the food.

Hence, the correct answer is variety.

oxidation 

Here oxidation is the process by which ATP is created by the mitochondria to possess energy for the organism and the specific cell involved -other cell processes.

On the other hand, active transport and diffusion are two types of transporting compounds in and out of the cell. These two processes involve the use of ATP or not.