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I won’t be
surprised if you do not know wha
t the
Food Pyramid
diagram is.
In a
few words, it is a full list of all types of substantial
foods that the human body needs.
In fact,
the food pyramid diagram can help you find out what your
daily eating regime must include.
Pay
attention that the food guide pyramid is not a set menu
telling you exactly what you have to eat for breakfast,
lunch or dinner.
It is just
a list that offers basic information or instruction about
nourishing foods, a guide which you can use to plan your
meals so that you will consume only healthy
food.
If you
have decided to create your own healthy dieting regime, the
guide can give you some useful suggestions. To be more
specific, this was what the food pyramid diagram used to do
before. The old pyramid used to give advices that concern
only the dieting scheme. 
However,
since 2005 we are able to enjoy a more correct and
up-to-date food. The old two-dimensional has changed
forever. Now, the new three-dimensional food guide can be
beneficial for you. This food pyramid diagram emphasizes not
only on the proper diet but also on the importance of a
regular exercising program.
Actually,
the old guide was only able to give you some basic
information about the proper dieting but it didn’t give any
detailed information. If you have looked at the old food
pyramid diagram, I guess that you have only seen horizontal
lines. The lines at the bottom pointed out the food that we
eat the most.
On the
other hand, the lines at the top pointed out the food
pyramid diagram that we should eat as often as prefer.
Actually, this is the food guide that we all know about.
Probably, you have seen it when you were at school and you
remember your teachers telling you how important it
was.
However,
the pyramid guide has changed a lot. Now it is completely
different than the old one. Not only that it has become
three dimensional but it has no horizontal lines. On the
contrary, the new food pyramid diagram has lines starting
from the top and going to the bottom.
Pay
attention that the sections of the new food pyramid diagram
are not bigger or smaller than the sections of the old one.
The new food pyramid defines more accurately what foods you
should eat. As well, it helps you realize that even in the
recommended food groups there are some foods that you have
to consume in limited amounts.
The new
food pyramid is much more simple and easy to understand
because it is color coded. For example, grains are
represented by orange stripes, vegetables are represented by
green, milk and dairy products are represented by blue and
so on and so forth. You only need to take a quick look at
the food pyramid diagram to distinguish between the
different food groups.
The food
pyramid diagram is much better than the old one for sure. It
helps you to determine what quantities of food you should
take with its six colored stripes. As well, you may think it
is funny but it has a figure of a healthy person running up
a staircase!
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