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    The Food Pyramid

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    The document summarizes the original USDA food pyramid. It breaks foods into 5 main groups: grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, and meat. Each group provides important nutrients. [Grains provide carbohydrates and fiber. Vegetables provide vitamins A and C. Fruits provide vitamins A and C as well as potassium and fiber. The milk group provides calcium and other nutrients. The meat group provides protein, iron, and other vitamins and minerals.] An "others" category includes foods high in calories but low in nutrients that should only be eaten occasionally.

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    The Food Pyramid

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    The document summarizes the original USDA food pyramid. It breaks foods into 5 main groups: grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, and meat. Each group provides important nutrients. [Grains provide carbohydrates and fiber. Vegetables provide vitamins A and C. Fruits provide vitamins A and C as well as potassium and fiber. The milk group provides calcium and other nutrients. The meat group provides protein, iron, and other vitamins and minerals.] An "others" category includes foods high in calories but low in nutrients that should only be eaten occasionally.

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    The document summarizes the original USDA food pyramid. It breaks foods into 5 main groups: grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, and meat. Each group provides important nutrients. [Grains provide carbohydrates and fiber. Vegetables provide vitamins A and C. Fruits provide vitamins A and C as well as potassium and fiber. The milk group provides calcium and other nutrients. The meat group provides protein, iron, and other vitamins and minerals.] An "others" category includes foods high in calories but low in nutrients that should only be eaten occasionally.

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    The Food Pyramid

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    The document summarizes the original USDA food pyramid. It breaks foods into 5 main groups: grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, and meat. Each group provides important nutrients. [Grains provide carbohydrates and fiber. Vegetables provide vitamins A and C. Fruits provide vitamins A and C as well as potassium and fiber. The milk group provides calcium and other nutrients. The meat group provides protein, iron, and other vitamins and minerals.] An "others" category includes foods high in calories but low in nutrients that should only be eaten occasionally.

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    THE FOOD PYRAMID

    The original food pyramid has


    been worked over again and
    again. The basic categories have
    been kept, though. Read the
    explanations to each of the
    main categories below to find
    out what you need for a healthy
    nutrition.
    Check these words first!

    Graincarbohydrate
    group =
    Grain _________________
    group
    foods fibre
    provide=________________________
    carbohydrate and fibre.
    You can find them in bread,
    potassium
    cereals,=____________________
    rice, pasta, or other
    food made from grains.
    iron =
    _________________________

    Vegetable group
    Vegetables provide vitamins A and C, potassium, fibre and other
    nutrients. Each vegetable contains different amounts of these nutrients so it is important to choose a
    variety of vegetables each day!
    You can get your vegetables fresh, frozen, canned or in juices.

    Fruit group
    Fruits provide vitamins A and C, potassium and fibre. The
    amount of these nutrients in each fruit variety varies. For
    example, strawberries, oranges and grapefruits are excellent
    sources of vitamin C, while cantaloupe and apricots are
    excellent sources of vitamin A. Eat a variety to get the nutrients
    needed daily. All fruits are naturally low in fat. You can get your fruit fresh, dried, frozen, canned or
    in juices.

    Milk group
    Milk group foods like milk, cheese and yogurt together provide
    calcium and eight other essential nutrients, including protein,
    vitamins A, D and B12. Dairy foods contribute calcium, potassium
    and magnesium.

    Nutrition pyramid 1
     Calcium is essential for strong, healthy teeth and bones. Calcium also helps muscles contract
    and relax.
     Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and use it to build strong bones.
     Protein helps build muscles and repair body tissue.
     Potassium helps regulate blood pressure.

    Foods in the milk group are any kind of milk, yoghurt, cheese, pudding and milkshakes. Butter,
    cream cheese and whipped cream are not included; they belong to the “others” category.

    Meat group
    The meat group contains foods from both plants and animals.
    Meat group foods provide protein and iron, as well as B vitamins,
    vitamin E, zinc and magnesium.

     Protein helps build strong muscles and repair body


    tissue.
     Iron, an important part of red blood cells, carries oxygen to all parts of the body.
     B vitamins help the body use energy.

    Foods in this group are meat (beef, chicken, turkey, duck, goose, pork and fish), beans (e.g. kidney
    beans, lentils, peas), tofu, eggs and different nuts. Bacon is not in the meat group because it
    primarily provides fat.

    Others
    ”Others” are extra foods. They do not have enough nutrients to fit into
    the five food groups. These foods provide the body with
    proportionately few nutrients compared to the calories and should not
    replace foods from the five groups. Eating too much extra food can be
    a problem because you do not have room left to eat good food and
    you might take in more calories than you need.
    Foods from this category are fats, candy, cookies, cakes, chips and
    other salty snacks, sweets and soft drinks.

    To learn more, see: http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/educators/pyramid-main.asp

    Nutrition pyramid 2

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