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The Food Pyramid
Adapting A healthy Life Style
Step 1
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Become familiar with the six main
food groups.
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6.
Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Fats and Oils
Milk and Dairy Products
Meats, Beans, Fish, and Nuts
Step 2
 Learn what color applies to what
group
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Orange-Grains
Green-Vegetables
Red-Fruits
Yellow-Fats and Oils
Blue-Milk and Dairy Products
Purple-Meat, Beans, Fish, and Nuts
Step 3
Grains
 Grains can be broken down into two
groups, whole gains and refined grains
Whole Grains
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Examples of whole grains:
Whole-wheat flower
Cracked wheat
Oatmeal
Whole cornmeal
Brown rice
Refined Grains
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Examples of refined grains:
white flour
degermed cornmeal
white bread
white rice
Step 4
 Vegetables
 Vegetables are organized into 5 subgroups,
based on their nutrient content
The Five Vegetable
Groups
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Dark Green Vegetables
Orange Vegetables
Dry Beans and Peas
Starchy Vegetables
Other Vegetables
Step 5
 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.
Some Commonly Eaten
Fruits….
•Apples
•Tangerines
•Bananas
•Oranges
•Mangos
•Apples
•Melons
•Grapes
•Oranges
•Grapefruit
•Peaches
•Pears
•Strawberries •Nectarines
•Cherries
•Plums
•Kiwi Fruit
•Raisins
Step 6
 Fats and 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.
 Solid fats are fats that are solid at room
temperature, like butter and shortening
Oils
 Some oils are used mainly as flavorings,
such as walnut oil and sesame oil. A
number of foods are naturally high in oils,
like:
 nuts
 olives
 some fish
 avocados
Fats
 Solid fats come from many animal foods and
can be made from vegetable oils through a
process called hydrogenation. Some common
solid fats are:
 butter
 beef fat (tallow, suet)
 chicken fat
 pork fat (lard)
 stick margarine
 shortening
Step 6
 Milk and Dairy:
 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.
Milk and Dairy
 Some common examples of milk and
dairy products:
 Chocolate Milk
 Strawberry Milk
 Pudding
 Frozen Yogurt
 Ice Cream
 Cheese
Step 7
 Meats, Beans, Fish and Nuts:
 All foods made from meat, poultry, fish,
dry beans or peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds
are considered part of this group
Meats, Beans, Fish and
Nuts
 Some common examples from this food
group are:
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Beef
Ham
Chicken
Turkey
Eggs
Soy Beans
Peanut Butter
Pecans
Tuna
Shrimp
Step 8
 It is important that after you learn the
main food groups that you also learn how
much from each group that your should
consume. Every food group has foods
that you should eat more of than others.
 The thickness in the color of strips in the
pyramid represents how much they
should be in your diet.
Step 9
 One of the most important steps in
learning the food pyramid is to always
remember……….
 ALWAYS STAY ACTIVE!!!!!!!!!
 Drink plenty of water
 With a balanced and healthy diet
combined with plenty of exercise, you will
be well on your way to a very healthy life!
Source Information
 http://members.ozemail.com.au/~slacey/images/new%
20food%20pyramid.jpg
 http://marilynburgess.com/images/2009/06/Eat-WholeGrains-and-Rich-in-Magnesium-Food-to-PreventDiabetes-Risk-2.jpg
 http://www.drpbody.com/images/vegetables.gif
 http://www.drpbody.com/images/fruits.gif
 http://www.noshtopia.com/images/2008/06/30/dairy.jpg
 http://www.nutrientrichfoods.org/images/mypyramid_an
d_you/meat_group/header.jpg