| The Food Guide Pyramid is one manner for
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| | use of all the food groups. From another
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| Americans to read how to eat healthy. A
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| | perspective, have foods from every color,
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| rainbow of colored, vertical stripes
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| | every day.
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| stands for the five food groups plus fats
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| | We should eat less of some foods, and
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| and oils. Here is what the colors stand
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| | extra of others. You can see that the
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| for:orange = grainsgreen = vegetablesred
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| | bands for meat and protein are purple and
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| = fruitsyellow = fats and oilsblue = milk
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| | oils are yellow and less pronounced than
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| and dairy productspurple = meat, beans,
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| | the other ones. The reason is because you
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| fish, and nuts
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| | need less of those varieties of foods
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| The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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| | than your need of fruits, vegetables,
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| modified the pyramid in spring 2005
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| | grains, and dairy foods.
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| because they wanted to do a more enhanced
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| | Your family also can see the bands start
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| job of narrating to Americans how to be
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| | out fatter and get skinnier as they
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| healthy. The agency later released a
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| | approach the top side. That is designed
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| special variation for children. On this
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| | to show you that not all foods are made
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| website you will observe a girl ascending
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| | as good as others, even within a fit food
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| the staircase up the side of the pyramid.
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| | group like fruit. Sometimes, apple pie
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| That is an example of showing kids how
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| | might be in that thin section of the
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| important it is to exercise and be active
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| | fruit band because it has a lot of added
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| every day. From another perspective, play
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| | sugar and fat. A whole apple would be
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| a lot! The stairs are also a way of
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| | turn up in the broad part for you can eat
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| showing that you can make changes in
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| | more of those in a fit eating regimen.
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| stages to be more healthy. One step at a
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| | We should all make nutrition personal.
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| time, understand?
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| | Through the USDA's MyPyramid website,
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| The Pyramid Speaks to us in several ways.
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| | families can get personal recommendations
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| Let us all confront a few of the
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| | about the mix of nutrients they need to
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| additional topics this new symbol is
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| | have and how much he or she must be
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| trying to pass on:
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| | eating. There is a children's' variation
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| A person should eat a wide variety of
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| | of the website available as well.
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| foods. A balanced diet is one that makes
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