| The food pyramid is used by many people from | | | | generously since these are the main food types |
| all walks of life to find the best foods for a | | | | that you are eating from this food pyramid. |
| healthy lifestyle. To further help you with your | | | | The vegetables that you can find in one part of |
| investigation into good foods you can look for | | | | this vegetable tier is that of cabbages, carrots, |
| food pyramids which detail the different foods | | | | broccoli, pumpkins, corn, squash, potatoes, |
| that you can eat. One of these pyramids that | | | | tomatoes, mushrooms, eggplants and many |
| you will find is that of the vegetarian food | | | | others. With the fruit section you can eat |
| pyramid. This pyramid is in many ways different | | | | pineapples, papayas, grapes, oranges, bananas and |
| from the vegan food pyramid. | | | | many others. |
| In the vegetarian food pyramid you will find there | | | | At the bottom of the vegetarian food pyramid |
| are four tiers where you can choose the food | | | | you will find staples that have the ability of |
| that you want. The top section will show you salt, | | | | providing you with much needed energy. As with |
| sweets, vegetable oils and fats. These items are | | | | the regular food pyramids you can eat about the |
| ones that you should eat sparingly. | | | | same amount of food servings. This portion of |
| In the next tier you will see that this tier is divided | | | | the vegetarian food pyramid will allow you to eat |
| into two parts. One part holds low fat or non-fat | | | | between 6 to 11 servings. |
| milks. You will also find cheeses and yoghurts that | | | | With this final tier you will find that you have |
| you can eat to help your keep you healthy. The | | | | different cereals, pastas, rice and whole grain |
| other part of this tier is the meatless section. | | | | bread that you can choose to eat. These foods |
| Here you will find meat substitutes, various types | | | | you can eat as much as you need in order to |
| of nuts and seeds, and certain types of legumes. | | | | keep your strength up. By eating the right |
| With both of these sections you will find you can | | | | portions of these foods you can stave off any |
| eat in moderate amounts. The general serving | | | | large scale hunger pangs that will make you eat |
| portions for this section can be seen as 2 to 3 | | | | fast and junk foods. |
| servings. | | | | The different food pyramids are the keys to |
| Below this section in the vegetarian food pyramid | | | | having a good diet. For a healthy but meatless |
| you will find fruits and vegetables that you can | | | | diet you can choose to use the different foods |
| eat. As with the top section this part is also | | | | which can be found in the vegetarian food |
| divided into 2 parts. The serving portion for these | | | | pyramid. |
| sections is between 2 to 5 servings. You can eat | | | | |