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food pyramid or Food Guide Pyramid, diagram used in nutrition education that fits food groups into a triangle and notes that, for a healthful diet, those at the base should be eaten more frequently than those at the top. At the base of the pyramid are breads, cereals, rice, and pasta, with a recommendation that 6 to 11 servings be eaten daily. On the next levels up are the vegetable (3 to 5 servings) and fruit (2 to 4 servings) groups, followed by the dairy group (2 to 3 servings) and a group including meats, eggs, nuts, and dry beans (2 to 3 servings). Fats, oils and sweets are at the apex, with a recommendation that they be eaten sparingly.

The Food Guide Pyramid was adopted by the U.S. Agriculture Department in 1992 as a replacement for the "four food groups" scheme that had been used to teach children about nutrition since the 1950s. The four food groups (the milk group, the meat group, the bread and cereals group, and the vegetable and fruit group) had put a greater emphasis on the consumption of meat and dairy products. The adoption of the food pyramid design was delayed by debate between nutritionists (who felt that it was an effective teaching tool that demonstrated current thinking about the benefits of a low-fat, high–complex carbohydrate diet) and the meat and dairy industries (which felt that the positioning of their products among the foods to be consumed less frequently implied that those foods were unhealthful).

food pyramid [′füd ‚pir·ə‚mid]

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An ecological pyramid representing the food relationship among the animals in a community.

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The food pyramid was explained and the harmful excesses of food were also listed.

Food etiquette tips for children by TradeArabia (Manama, Bahrain)

Perhaps you have seen the old food pyramid in a newspaper or magazine or you might have seen it on the doctor''s surgery wall There is now a new food pyramid, which is easier to read and use Perhaps you have seen the old food pyramid in a newspaper or magazine or you might have seen it on the doctor''s surgery wall.

What You Need to Know About the New Food Pyramid by KC Kudra / Food/cooking/nutrition community

However, the seven percent of Americans who are living with diabetes would do better to follow the Diabetes Food Pyramid created by the American Diabetes Association.

Pee Dee physician says food pyramid has two sides, not three by Robert G. Vyge, MD / SCNow.com: Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC

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