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