2. Eating Right Every Day
A healthful meal includes a variety of foods. Eating a variety of foods
gives your body the nutrient it needs.
The food guide pyramid is a tool to help you choose foods for a
healthful diet. It tells how many servings you should eat from each
group each day.
The six groups of the food pyramid are:
• Grains
• Vegetables
• Fruits
• Milk
• Oil
• Meat and beans
3. The Food Pyramid
Steps to a healthier you
GRAINS VEGETABLES FRUITS OILS MILK MEAT & BEANS
4. Grains
The widest from the group, it contains whole and
processed grains
The grain food group is further divided into two
categories: whole grains and refined grains.
Grain recommendations vary from six to 11 servings.
5.
6. Vegetables
The vegetable food group is divided into five separate
categories based on vegetable color.
These categories are:
* dark green vegetables,
* orange vegetables,
*dry beans and peas,
* starchy vegetables
*other vegetables.
- Servings of vegetables are measured in cups and
recommended intake ranges from 2 to 3 cups
7.
8. 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
Children should have 1 to 2 cups per day
9.
10. 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.
Oils are NOT a food group, but they provide essential
nutrients
11.
12. Milk
Milk, fluid milk products and foods made from milk that
still contain significant calcium make up the milk food
group on the food guide pyramid.
Examples of foods that are contained in this category
are cheese, yogurt and milk-based dessert, such as
pudding and ice cream.
13.
14. Meat and Beans
The meat and beans category is made up of meat,
poultry, fish, beans, eggs, nuts and seeds.
Dry beans and peas belong to both the meat and
beans group and the vegetables group