The Food Guide The Food Guide PyramidPyramid

Food Guide PyramidFood Guide Pyramid

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This presentation will provide basic This presentation will provide basic information and pictures of each information and pictures of each portion of the pyramid.portion of the pyramid.

FruitsFruits

Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the fruit group. as part of the fruit group.

OilsOils Oils are fats that are liquid at room Oils are fats that are liquid at room

temperature, like the vegetable oils used in temperature, like the vegetable oils used in cooking. Oils come from many different cooking. Oils come from many different plants and from fish. Some common oils are: plants and from fish. Some common oils are: canola oilcanola oil olive oilolive oil soybean oilsoybean oil

Some oils are used mainly as flavorings, such Some oils are used mainly as flavorings, such as walnut oil and sesame oil. A number of as walnut oil and sesame oil. A number of foods are naturally high in oils, like: foods are naturally high in oils, like: nutsnuts olivesolives

MilkMilk

All fluid milk products and many All fluid milk products and many foods made from milk are foods made from milk are considered part of this food group.considered part of this food group.

Meat and BeansMeat and Beans

All foods made from meat, poultry, All foods made from meat, poultry, fish, dry beans or peas, eggs, nuts, fish, dry beans or peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds are considered part of this and seeds are considered part of this group. group.

VegetablesVegetables

Any vegetable or 100% vegetable Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of the juice counts as a member of the vegetable group. vegetable group.

GrainsGrains

Any food made from wheat, rice, Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another oats, cornmeal, barley or another cereal grain is a grain product. cereal grain is a grain product.

Daily Physical ActivityDaily Physical Activity

Children and teenagers should be Children and teenagers should be physically active for 60 minutes physically active for 60 minutes every day, or most days.every day, or most days.

ConclusionConclusion

Live a healthy lifestyle by balancing Live a healthy lifestyle by balancing your foods, choosing nutritious your foods, choosing nutritious meals, and exercising daily!meals, and exercising daily!