The Food Guide Pyramid
by David Skul
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The Food Guide Pyramid is one manner for Americans to read how to
eat healthy. A rainbow of colored, vertical stripes stands for the five
food groups plus fats and oils. Here is what the colors stand for:
orange = grains
green = vegetables
red = fruits
yellow = fats and oils
blue = milk and dairy products
purple = meat, beans, fish, and nuts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) modified the pyramid in
spring 2005 because they wanted to do a more enhanced job of narrating to
Americans how to be healthy. The agency later released a special variation
for children. On this website you will observe a girl ascending the
staircase up the side of the pyramid. That is an example of showing kids
how important it is to exercise and be active every day. From another
perspective, play a lot! The stairs are also a way of showing that you can
make changes in stages to be more healthy. One step at a time,
understand?
The Pyramid Speaks to us in several ways. Let us all confront a few of
the additional topics this new symbol is trying to pass on:
A person should eat a wide variety of foods. A balanced diet is one
that makes use of all the food groups. From another perspective, have
foods from every color, every day.
We should eat less of some foods, and extra of others. You can see that
the bands for meat and protein are purple and oils are yellow and less
pronounced than the other ones. The reason is because you need less of
those varieties of foods than your need of fruits, vegetables, grains, and
dairy foods.
Your family also can see the bands start out fatter and get skinnier as
they approach the top side. That is designed to show you that not all
foods are made as good as others, even within a fit food group like fruit.
Sometimes, apple pie might be in that thin section of the fruit band
because it has a lot of added sugar and fat. A whole apple would be turn
up in the broad part for you can eat more of those in a fit eating
regimen.
We should all make nutrition personal. Through the USDA's MyPyramid
website, families can get
personal recommendations about the mix of nutrients they need to have and
how much he or she must be eating. There is a childrens variation of the
website available as well. To understand better way s of applying the food
pyramid get access to Super Food Seminars and interviews with Famous Raw
Food Authors at http://www.bestdayever.com/
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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