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Pyramid Power:
Variety is the Spice of Life

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We all have our own particular tastes and opinions about the foods we will eat. Because of this, over the years a large number of Food Guides have come out, some based on the Pyramid, and some unique to the country they arise from. There is even a Pagoda shaped Food Guide for Chinese Residents.

It's interesting to look at other countries and see parallel food
guides in different shapes and formats. For example, Canada uses what appears to be a section of a rainbow. The Canadian Food Guide to Healthy People, specifically states it is for people four years of age and up. It makes use of four food groups: Grain Products, Vegetables and Fruit, Milk Products, and Meat and Alternatives.

There have also been Food guide Pyramids adapted for use by others. Chile has adapted their version of the Food Guide Pyramid. There are also Asian, Mediterranean, and Vegetarian Food Guide Pyramids. As a partner to good preventive health, it is also fitting that there should be an Activity Pyramid Guide. Other adaptations include Food Guide Pyramids for older Americans, and for Teens.

The Association of American Indian Physicians has created a Native American Food Guide which uses traditional foods within the basic structure of the Food Guide Pyramid. Below are links to follow if you are interested in learning more.

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For more information pertaining to the Food Guide Pyramid try these Links:

Nutrition Today article by Frances J. Cronin

The Filipino Pyramid Food Guide

Q& A--Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children

Food Guide Pyramid for Puerto Rico

Dietary Guidelines for using the Food Guide Pagoda for Chinese Residents

A variety of links to ethnic/cultural and special audience Food Guide Pyramids

Using the Food Guide Pyramid: A resource for educators

Tiny Tidbits

Did you know. .
Ugli Fruit is a native Jamaican fruit that is believed to be a tangerine grapefruit hybrid. It ranges in size somewhere between that of a naval orange to a giant grapefruit, and has thick yellow-green skin. It's an excellent source of vitamin C.

Pyramid Power: Variety is the Spice of Life

Pyramid Power:
Variety is the Spice of Life