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By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com Guide to Nutrition since 2004

The Food Pyramid and Children

Saturday March 11, 2006
The latest edition of the USDA Food Pyramid has been for a while now. Are you familiar with the new USDA Food Pyramid yet? Our Pediatrics Guide, Dr. Vince Iannelli tells you how to use the USDA Food Pyramid to help choose healthy meals and snacks for your kids. Dr. Iannelli describes exactly how to use My Pyramid Plan to create customized eating plans for your kids. This is great information for adults, too.
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The USDA created the new Food Pyramid to help you decide how many calories you need each day plus ways to design your own eating plan to get enough of all the healthy foods you need.

Poll: Will the new USDA Food Pyramid help you to make better decisions for your diet?
Related Articles:Tell me what you think of the Food Pyramid in the Nutrition Forum.

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