3. The New Food Guide Pyramid!

4. What’s the Difference?

5. Food Groups
The colors on the new food pyramid represent specific food types, or groups, whereas the old food pyramid used pictures and occasionally words.
On the new food pyramid, shorter names and colors represent the five food groups, plus oils.

6. The size of the stripe guides you on consumption levels.
Yellow stands for oils, purple represents beans and meats, red symbolizes fruits, blue indicates milk, green is for vegetables and orange depicts grains.
Grains should be the most plentiful in your diet, while oils should be the least.
The size of the stripe guides you on consumption levels.

7. Inclusion of Oils
The inclusion of a yellow, thin stripe representing healthy oils on the new pyramid is a primary difference between the food groups on the old and new food pyramids.
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines indicate that eating monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats in moderation is important to your heart and overall health.

8. Addition of Activity
The new food guide pyramid aims to remind Americans that physical activity has a direct effect on health and well-being.
The old food pyramid simply displayed food, with no depiction of a person being physically active.
The new pyramid's focus on activity as well as healthy food choices may help you commit to 30 minutes of daily aerobic exercise.

9. Grain Group Make half your grains whole
Eat at least 3 oz. of whole grains every day
Examples Include:
Cereal, Breads, Crackers, Rice and Pasta

10. Eat more orange vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes
Vegetable Group
Vary your veggies!
Eat more dark green veggies like broccoli, spinach and other dark, leafy greens
Eat more orange vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes

11. Choose fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruit
Fruit Group
Focus on fruits!
Eat a variety of fruits
Choose fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruit
Go easy on fruit juices!

12. Get your calcium-rich foods!
Milk Group
Get your calcium-rich foods!
Go low-fat or fat-free when you choose milk, yogurt, and other milk products
If you don’t or can’t consume milk, choose lactose free products or other calcium sources such as fortified foods and beverages

13. Meat & Bean Group Go lean with protein!
Choose low-fat or lean meats and poultry
Bake it, broil it, or grill it
Vary your protein routine choose more
fish, beans, peas, nuts, and seeds

14. Make most of your fat sources from fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.
Oil/Fat Group
Make most of your fat sources from fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.
Limit solid fats like butter, stick margarine, shortening, and lard, as well as foods that contain these.
Check the Nutrition Facts label to keep saturated fats, trans fats, and sodium low.
Choose food and beverages low in added sugars. Added sugars contribute calories with few, if any, nutrients.

15. My Pyramid Anatomy

16. ACTIVITY
Activity is represented by the steps and the person climbing them, as a reminder of the importance of daily physical activity

17. MODERATION
Represented by the narrowing of each food group from bottom to top. The wider the base stands for foods with little or no solid fats or added sugars.

18. PROPORTIONALITY
Proportionality is shown by the different widths of the food group bands. The widths suggest how much food a person should choose from each group.

19. VARIETY
Variety is symbolized by the 6 color bands representing the 5 food groups of the Pyramid and oils. This illustrates that foods from all groups are needed each day for good health

21. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT
Gradual improvement is encouraged by the slogan. It suggests that individuals can benefit from taking small steps to improve their diet and lifestyle each day.

22. Design Your Own Plate According to the Pyramid Guidelines!
Illustrate Your Perfect Plate on the Poster Paper Provided Following your Completed Worksheet!