What is Food pyramid?
[[Image:USDA Food Pyramid.gif|thumb|250px|right|The 1992 [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] food pyramid.]] A '''food [[pyramid]]''' is a [[chart]] that can be used to see how many [[serving]]s of each [[food]] should be eaten each day. It is for having good [[health]]. [[Grain]]s give [[carbohydrate]]s and some [[vitamin]]s and [[mineral]]s. Vegetables and fruits give a lot of vitamins, some minerals, and few [[fat]]s, but fruits often have more [[calorie]]s and [[sugar]]. [[Dairy]] products (like [[milk]], [[cheese]], [[yogurt]], etc.) have [[protein]], some fat, and a lot of [[calcium]], an [[Chemical element|element]] that helps build strong [[bone]]s. [[Meat]] have protein, some fat, and [[B vitamins]]. Fats, [[oil]]s, and sweets give calories, fats, and sugars but not a lot of [[nutrition]]. == Criticisms == The food pyramid has been criticized for recommending huge amounts of grains as that is a lot of carbohydrates.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brusie|first=Chaunie|date=2017-10-03|title=How Did The Government Get The Food Pyramid So Terribly Wrong?|url=https://www.healthyway.com/content/how-did-the-government-get-the-food-pyramid-so-terribly-wrong/|access-date=2021-05-07|website=HealthyWay|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Willett|first=Meir J. Stampfer,Walter C.|title=Rebuilding the Food Pyramid|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rebuilding-the-food-pyramid/|access-date=2021-05-07|journal=Scientific American|year=2003 |volume=288 |issue=1 |pages=64–71 |doi=10.1038/scientificamerican0103-64 |pmid=12506426 |language=en}}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[Healthy diet]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Nutrition]]