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My Pyramid

History of USDA’s Food GuidanceHistory of USDA’s Food Guidance

1940s

1950s-1960s

1970s

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2005

Food for Young

Children

1916

The Food Guide PyramidThe Food Guide Pyramid

The USDA’s Food Guide Pyramid is based on what Americans eat and what nutrients are in these foods. It can help people make the best food choices.

Lets see if you can fill in the pyramid?

Fill in the Food PyramidFill in the Food Pyramid

Fats, oils, and sweets

Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, and eggs

Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group

Vegetable Group Fruit Group

Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta

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4.5.

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How well did you do?How well did you do?

The food pyramid is important when deciding what to eat in order to maintain a

healthy body.

How do we know what’s in the food we eat?

One way is to read the Label

Focus on fruits.Focus on fruits.

Vary your veggies.Vary your veggies.

Get your calcium-rich foods.Get your calcium-rich foods.

Make half your grains whole.Make half your grains whole.

Go lean with protein.Go lean with protein.

Know the limits on fats, salt, and sugars.Know the limits on fats, salt, and sugars.

Key food group messages from the Dietary Guidelines and MyPyramid:

Determine Calorie NeedsDetermine Calorie NeedsEstimated Energy Requirements* for malesEstimated Energy Requirements* for males

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*From the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine Dietary Reference Intakes Macronutrient Report

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Reading food labelsReading food labels

Food labels inform the consumer Food labels inform the consumer of the ingredients that make up the of the ingredients that make up the food. Ingredients are listed on the food. Ingredients are listed on the label in order, from the one used in the label in order, from the one used in the largest amount to the one used in the largest amount to the one used in the smallest amount. The list must include smallest amount. The list must include everything that was used to make the everything that was used to make the foodfood..

Consumer HealthConsumer Health

FOOD 1FOOD 1

INGREDIENTS:INGREDIENTS:

Wheat bran,Wheat bran,

whole wheat, raisins, whole wheat, raisins, corn syrup,corn syrup,

saltsalt

FOOD 2FOOD 2

INGREDIENTS: INGREDIENTS: Beef, water, salt, Beef, water, salt,

corn syrup, corn syrup, flavoring, flavoring,

dextrose, ascorbic dextrose, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), acid (Vitamin C),

sodium nitritesodium nitrite

Study and Compare Charts

To Which food group does Food 1 To Which food group does Food 1 belong?belong?

Bread, Cereal,Bread, Cereal,

Rice, and Rice, and PastaPasta

GroupGroup

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To Which food group does Food 2 To Which food group does Food 2 belong?belong?

Meat, Poultry, Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Fish, Dry

Beans, Eggs, Beans, Eggs, and Nutsand Nuts

GroupGroup

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Food LabelsFood Labels

First Two Lines:First Two Lines:– Tells you what’s in the Tells you what’s in the

box.box.– There are two servings There are two servings

in this box.in this box.– ……and each serving is a and each serving is a

cup.cup.

Food LabelsFood Labels

The next two Lines:The next two Lines:– Tells us how many Tells us how many

calories calories – ……and how many of and how many of

those calories come those calories come from fat.from fat.

– The average person The average person needs about 2000 needs about 2000 calories, no more than calories, no more than 600 should come from 600 should come from fat.fat.

Food LabelsFood Labels

The next part tells you The next part tells you about fat, cholesterol, about fat, cholesterol, and sodium (salt).and sodium (salt).

Saturated fat and trans Saturated fat and trans fats are especially bad.fats are especially bad.

Too much of these can Too much of these can lead to heart disease.lead to heart disease.

Pick foods that are low Pick foods that are low in this area.in this area.

Food LabelsFood Labels

The last part shows The last part shows you how many you how many vitamins and minerals vitamins and minerals are in the food.are in the food.

Less than 5 is not a Less than 5 is not a good source.good source.

10 -20 is good.10 -20 is good. 20 and above is 20 and above is

excellent. excellent.

Your Mission: Make a food label of for your favorite food and list the

ingredients