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The New Food Pyramid
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Orange: Grains
Green: Vegetables
Red: Fruits
Yellow: Oils
Blue: Milk
Purple: Meat and beans
Grains:
Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another cereal grain is a grain product. Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products. concentrate on whole grains (grains that contain the entire grain kernel)
Vegetables:
Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of the vegetable group. Vegetables may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated; and may be whole, cut-up, or mashed.
Fruits:
Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the fruit group. Fruits may be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried, and may be whole, cut-up, or pureed.
Oils:
Oils are fats that are liquid at room temperature, like the vegetable oils used in cooking. Oils come from many different plants and from fish. Some oils are used mainly as flavorings, such as walnut oil and sesame oil. Most oils are high in monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats, and low in saturated fats. Oils from plant sources (vegetable and nut oils) do not contain any cholesterol. In fact, no foods from plants sources contain cholesterol. Solid fats are fats that are solid at room temperature, like butter and shortening. Solid fats come from many animal foods and can be made from vegetable oils through a process called hydrogenation.
Milk:
All fluid milk products and many foods made from milk are considered part of this food group. Foods made from milk that retain their calcium content are part of the group, while foods made from milk that have little to no calcium, such as cream cheese, cream, and butter, are not. Most milk group choices should be fat-free or low-fat.
Meat And Beans:
All foods made from meat, poultry, fish, dry beans or peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds are considered part of this group. Dry beans and peas are part of this group as well as the vegetable group
Variety:
Because no one food has all the nutrients a child needs, it is important to feed a variety of foods. No one food provides all the nutrients a child needs; children can be healthy only by eating a variety of foods from all the groups. The key to healthy eating is balance, variety, and moderation. Variety ensures that a child gets all the nutrients needed for good health. Different foods have different mixes of nutrients, so it's important to offer your child a variety of foods on a regular basis.
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables can decrease the chances of having a heart attack or stroke; protect against a variety of cancers; lower blood pressure; help you avoid the painful intestinal ailment called diverticulitis; guard against cataract and macular degeneration, the major cause of vision loss among people over age 65; and add variety to your diet and wake up your palate.
The pyramid is designed to help provide the nutrients that children and adults need by helping them choose a variety of foods from each food group in the amounts recommended:
- Choose a variety of fish, lean meats, dairy foods, and dried beans and peas for needed protein.
- Select a variety of fiber-rich foods from grain, fruit, and vegetable groups to maintain your digestive system.
- Choose a variety of colorful vegetables, such as broccoli, bell peppers, carrots, collard greens, kale, & spinach (vegetables contain vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals).
- Choose a variety of calcium-rich foods, such as milk products, yogurt, cheese, greens, broccoli, sardines with bones, or tofu.
- Choose a variety of colorful fruits as snacks, part of a meal, or as dessert-apples, bananas, pears, peaches, strawberries, & melons (fruits contain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants).
It is important to eat a variety of foods from the different food groups each day. The food pyramid emphasizes the following key points: Eat a variety of foods every day. Favorite foods can be eaten in smaller quantities less frequently, balancing them with healthier choices to provide the variety and balance that is important in a healthy diet.
The Food Guide Pyramid is a picture of the five major food groups. The Food Guide Pyramid is a visual tool designed to correlate the messages of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans into practical eating advice. The Food Guide Pyramid is an easy way to create a healthy diet. The Food Guide Pyramid is one way for people to understand how to eat healthy. The Food Guide Pyramid is designed to meet your nutritional needs, not just your appetite.
The food guide pyramid is also available on the Internet at: http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/
The Food Guide Pyramid is an interactive tool that provides the types and amounts of foods an individual should eat each day based on factors such as age, gender and activity level. Currently, the Food Guide Pyramid is the most widely accepted food guide that incorporates the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Based on years of scientific research and expert analysis of the evidence, the Food Guide Pyramid is a graphic representation of the government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Dietary Reference Intakes, and is designed to show you how to get the nutrients you need from food each day.
One thing is clear: The Food Guide Pyramid is currently your best guide to good health through nutrition. That is why the Food Guide Pyramid is a great tool for helping us eat healthy.
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