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