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Eating within the Food Guide Pyramid
The Food Guide Pyramid has been developed to help you see how to eat
Food Guide Pyramid
better every day. Eating a variety of foods is an important idea for good
nutrition. However, there are some types of food that are recommended in
larger or smaller amounts than others.
A pyramid shape is much larger at the bottom and smaller at the top.
The Food Guide Pyramid shows foods at the bottom which should be eaten
in proportionately larger amounts than those above. Stay healthy by eating
more grains, starches, fruits and vegetables and fewer foods from the top
levels.
Fats
Salt
Sugars
The small tip of the Pyramid shows fats, salt, and sugars. These are
foods such as; coconut cream, butter, mayonnaise, soy sauce, soft drinks, and
candies. Alcoholic beverages are also a part of this group. These foods
provide calories but few other nutrients.
Protein
Foods
Foods
Calcium
Each recipe in this cookbook which contains an “Estimated Nutritional
Values” table also provides information about the number of food pyramid
servings. The information looks like this:
Vegetables
Fruits
Milk: 0
Veg:
1
Fruit:
0
Bread: 2.
Meat: 0.5
In this example, from the recipe for Chicken with Long Rice on page
56, the measured portion of the recipe in the analysis is equal to one serving
1
of vegetable, two servings of bread, and one-half serving of meat.
Grain Foods and Starchy Vegetables
How many servings do you need each day?
The recommended number of servings from each food group for children,
active women and most men are as follows:
Bread group:
Vegetable group:
Fruit group:
Milk group:
Meat group:
9 servings
4 servings
3 servings
2 servings
2 servings
For more information on nutrition, diet analysis, or use
of the food guide pyramid, contact your local EFNEP
agent. EFNEP is the Expanded Food & Nutrition
Education Program, available at each Land Grant
institution in the American Pacific region.
These numbers are different for other people such as; older adults, teen boys,
and active men.
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