Climb to the top of the food pyramid

If you saw the new food pyramid, may wonder why it has changed. After all, what was wrong with the old food pyramid? If all you told us about healthy eating is no longer true?

The good news is that experts say that the new dietary guidelines are very similar to the previous guidance. Graphic changes to food pyramid is specific and clear today to say what guidelines.


* Orange cereal (- and *), the largest broadband vegetables (green) * fruit (red) * Oil (yellow - and *), a thin zone of milk - including most foods made from milk (blue) * Meat and beans (purple).

The food pyramid is wider at the base and narrow at the top. This reflects the idea that all food is in this group with the same value. For example, chicken and beef in the same group. However, chicken and beef have different nutritional values - and calories.

You can www.mypyramid.gov visits to check the new food pyramid. Perhaps it was overwhelmed by the guidelines. Perhaps you thought that was the best food choices easier said than done.

Take your time! For some healthy food each week, you can work your way slowly closer to the apex of the food chain. This means eating more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy products low in fat, lean meat and beans. It also means eating less processed foods, whole milk, cheese, hamburgers and soda.


Besides boasting a better selection of food, the new food pyramid are the benefits of exercise - complete with the side of a character through a series of steps. The number is there to remind us that healthy eating and physical activity are inextricably linked - both for optimal health, disease prevention is necessary, and weight management.

Physical activity may cooperate in the gym with a step counter, the number of steps to follow on foot, or the inclusion of physical activity during the day.
To take the bus two blocks from his stance on the ladder to carry a pair of flying and walking in store parking lots that represents everyone. Even routine tasks such as centralized, vacuuming, gardening, weeding and easy ways to move and operate.

The new food pyramid was again a new message: There is no single diet is right for everyone. Not everyone needs the same amount of food. Men, women and children have different requirements for foods, such as people who are overweight or underweight.

To determine which pyramid bearing your name, go to www.mypyramidtracker.gov. On this site you can enter your age, weight, gender, and activity on what you eat. You can evaluate your diet and exercise and monitor your food consumption at this point.

Because most people do not know what whole grains, then we end up eating tons of white bread, white rice and pasta.

Food Pyramid guidelines now clearly requires that 8 ounces of grains every day, at least half should be whole grains. Products include whole grain bread, whole grain oatmeal, brown rice and whole grains.

For example, a bowl of porridge for breakfast two servings of grains. A sandwich of whole grain bread for lunch and two servings of grains - and adds that it can be your total needs for the day.

The requirements of vegetables is equally easy. If you eat one cup of salad for lunch and dinner, which is four servings of vegetables. Add a half cup of other vegetables and you meet the minimum daily requirement.

For breakfast, drink 4 ounces of juice a whole. Grave of an apple or an orange for a snack in the afternoon, and the need for filling your fruit the day.

The aim of the new food pyramid is to help you make smart food choices that fit your life - choosing nutrient-rich foods. The food pyramid reminds us also that each of us to see the portion sizes and exercise our physical activity every day