The document summarizes the USDA food pyramid, which provides guidelines for healthy eating. It lists the six main food groups that make up the pyramid: grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, proteins, and oils. Each group is explained with examples of common foods that fall within that category. The pyramid recommends bases the diet on larger portions of grains, vegetables and fruits, with smaller amounts of proteins and oils.

1. Food Pyramid Justine Schafer Central Michigan University

2. What is it? The food pyramid is a guide to eating healthy.

3. What’s inside the pyramid? Does anyone know what the 6 categories are for the food pyramid? Grains Vegetables Fruits Milk Meats/Beans Oils

4. Grains (Orange) Examples Wheat Rice Bread Pasta Oatmeal Cereal

5. Vegetables (Green) Examples Corn Peas Lettuce Tomatoes Cucumbers Celery

6. Fruits (Red) Examples Apples Strawberries Bananas Grapes Pineapple Watermelon

7. Milk/Dairy Products (Blue) Examples Milk Cheese Yogurt Ice Cream

8. Meats/Beans (Purple) Examples Chicken Turkey Beef Beans (black, white) Peanut Butter Almonds

9. Oils/Fats (Yellow) Examples Oils Fish Nuts

10. The orange (grains), green (vegetables), red (fruit)and blue (dairy)groups are bigger then then yellow (oils) and the purple (meat). That means that everyone needs to eat more grains, vegetables and fruitsthen they eat of oilsand meats.

11. Review Can anyone tell me an example of a grain? Vegetable? Fruit? Dairy Product? Meats/Beans? Oil or Fat?

12. Source United States Department of Agriculture, . "My Pyramid." Steps to a Healthier You. 17 Sep 2009. Web. 6 Oct 2009. <http://www.mypyramid.gov/>.