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A look inside the food pyramid
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3. • Physical activity is simple. It just means movement of
the body that uses energy. Physical activity can be
anything. Walking, gardening, dancing, climbing the
stairs, playing soccer, or briskly pushing a baby stroller
are all considered physical activity.
• For health benefits, physical activity should be moderate
or vigorous and add up to at least 30 minutes a day.

4. Moderate physical activities: Vigorous physical activities:
•Walking briskly (about 3 ½ miles per •Running/jogging (5 miles per hour)
hour) •Bicycling (more than 10 miles per
•Hiking hour)
•Gardening/yard work •Swimming (freestyle laps)
•Dancing •Aerobics
•Golf (walking and carrying clubs) •Walking very fast (4 ½ miles per
•Bicycling (less than 10 miles per hour)
hour) •Heavy yard work, such as chopping
•Weight training (general light wood
workout) •Weight lifting (vigorous effort)
•Basketball (competitive)

5. *
*Bicycling 5 miles per hour is considered vigorous
physical activity.
TRUE FALSE
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*In order to be considered vigorous physical activity, bicycling
must be performed at a rate of more than 10 miles per hour.
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7. *
*In order to be considered vigorous physical activity, bicycling
must be performed at a rate of more than 10 miles per hour.
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8. • Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or
any other cereal grain is a grain product.
• Grains are divided into 2 subgroups, whole grains and refined
grains.
Whole grains contain the Refined grains have been
entire grain kernel -- the milled, meaning the bran and
bran, germ, and germ have been removed in
endosperm. order to improve shelf life and
give the grain a finer texture.
However, this process also
removes dietary fiber, iron, and
many B vitamins

9. Whole grains: Refined grains:
•whole-wheat flour •white flour
•bulgur (cracked wheat) •degermed cornmeal
•oatmeal •white bread
•whole cornmeal •white rice
•brown rice •Cornbread
•Buckwheat •corn tortillas
•bulgur (cracked wheat) •Couscous
•Oatmeal •Crackers
•popcorn •flour tortillas
•Grits
•noodles

10. *
*White flour is an example of a whole grain.
TRUE FALSE

11. *
*White flour is an example of a refined grain.
*Whole wheat flour is an example of a whole grain.
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12. *
*White flour is an example of a refined grain.
*Whole wheat flour is an example of a whole grain.
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13. • Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of
the vegetable group.
• Vegetables may be:
• raw
• cooked
• fresh
• frozen
• canned
• dried/dehydrated
• whole
• cut-up
• mashed

14. Vegetables are organized into 5 subgroups, based on their nutrient content.
Some commonly eaten vegetables in each subgroup are:
Dark green Orange Dry beans and Starchy
vegetables: vegetables: peas: vegetables
romaine lettuce carrots black beans corn
spinach hubbard squash black-eyed peas green peas
turnip greens pumpkin garbanzo beans lima beans (green)
sweet potatoes kidney beans potatoes
Other vegetables:
artichokes
asparagus
cauliflower
green beans
onions

15. *
*Carrots are a great example of a starchy vegetable.
TRUE FALSE

16. *
*Carrots are a great example of an orange vegetable, not a
starch.
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17. *
*Carrots are a great example of an orange vegetable, not a
starch.
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18. • Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the fruit group.
• Fruits may be:
• Fresh
• canned
• frozen
• Dried
• Whole
• cut-up
• pureed

19. Some Common Fruits: 100% Fruit Juices:
•Apples •Cantaloupe
•Apricots •Honeydew • Orange
•Avocado •watermelon • Apple
•Bananas •Nectarines • Grape
•Strawberries •Oranges • Grapefruit
•Blueberries •Peaches
•Raspberries •Pears
•Cherries •Papaya
•Grapefruit •Pineapple
•Grapes •Plums
•Kiwi fruit •Prunes
•Lemons •Raisins
•Limes •Tangerines
•Mangoes

20. *
*100% Fruit Juice counts as part of the fruit group
TRUE FALSE

21. *
*100% Fruit Juice does count as part of the fruit
group.
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22. *
*100% Fruit Juice does count as part of the fruit
group.
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23. • All fluid milk products are part of this food group. Many
foods made from milk are also part of this group.
• All foods made from milk must retain their calcium
content in order to be a part of this food group.
• Foods made from milk that have little to no calcium
(cream cheese, cream, butter) are not.
• It’s important to remember that milk group choices
should be low-fat or fat-free.

24. Some commonly eaten choices in the milk, yogurt, and cheese
group are:
Cheese* Yogurt* Milk*
cheddar All yogurt All fluid milk:
mozzarella Fat-free fat-free (skim)
Swiss low fat low fat (1%)
parmesan reduced fat reduced fat (2%)
ricotta whole milk yogurt whole milk
cottage cheese lactose free milks
*Choose fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese.

25. *
*It is not necessary for most milk group choices to be fat-free or
low-fat.
TRUE FALSE

26. *
*Most milk group choices should be fat-free or low-fat.
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*Most milk group choices should be fat-free or low-fat.
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28. • All foods made from meat, poultry, fish, dry beans or peas,
eggs, nuts, and seeds are considered part of this group.
• Dry beans and peas are part of this group as well as the
vegetable group.
• Most meat and poultry choices should be lean or low-fat.
• Fish, nuts, and seeds contain healthy oils, so choose these
foods frequently instead of meat or poultry.

29. Some commonly eaten meats in the food group:
Meat: Poultry: Fish: Dry beans and peas: Nuts & seeds:
beef chicken herring black beans almonds
ham duck mackerel black-eyed peas cashews
lamb goose pollock chickpeas (garbanzo hazelnuts
pork turkey porgy beans) (filberts)
veal salmon falafel mixed nuts
sea bass kidney beans
Find a complete list of meats here

30. *
*Not all foods made from meat, poultry, fish, dry beans or
peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds are considered part of this
group.
TRUE FALSE

31. *
*All foods made from meat, poultry, fish, dry beans or
peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds are considered part of
this group.
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32. *
*All foods made from meat, poultry, fish, dry beans or
peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds are considered part of
this group.
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33. *
• Oils are fats that are liquid at room temperature.
• Many vegetable oils are used in cooking.
• Oils come from many different plants and from
fish.

34. *
Some common oils are:
• canola oil
• corn oil
• cottonseed oil
• olive oil
• safflower oil
• soybean oil
• sunflower oil

35. *
*Some oils come from fish.
TRUE FALSE

36. *
*Some oils do come from different types of fish.
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37. *
*Some oils do come from different types of fish.
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38. *
* I was unaware until starting this project that 100% fruit & vegetable
juices were considered a part of their respective categories.
* I also was not aware that pushing a stroller (something I do quite
often) is considered a physical activity.
* I did not know that beans and peas are part of both the vegetable
and meat groups.
I believe that as an educator and with the problems our nation
is facing with childhood obesity that we should be as educated
as possible on nutrition so that we can battle obesity. I think
showing children what choices are healthy for them and giving
them examples and a site to reference is a great idea.
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* Agriculture, U. D. (2010, August 26). My Pyramid. Retrieved August
30, 2010, from My Pyramid: http://www.mypyramid.gov/
* Janice Thompson, M. M. (2009). MyPyramid: The Food Guide
Pyramid. In M. M. Janice Thompson, Nutrition: An Applied Approach
(pp. 51-58). San Francisco: Pearson Education, Inc.
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