Basic Nutrition: Explore the USDA Food Pyramid
By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com Guide
Updated March 03, 2013
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board
1 of 8
Previous
Next
The Food Pyramid
U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Agriculture created their Food Pyramid as a guideline to help you make healthy decisions for your diet. It's no longer in use - it's been replaced by MyPlate.gov.
Previous
- The Food Pyramid
- Portion Distortion
- A Meal with Better Portions
- The First Step - Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta
- The Second Step - Vegetables and Fruits
- The Third Step - Fats and Oils
- The Next Steps - Dairy and Proteins
- A Healthy Balanced Diet
Readers Respond: Top Tips for Adding Whole Grains to Your Diet
Suggested Reading
Explore Nutrition
Must Reads
- How Much Water Do You Need?
- How Many Calories Do You Need?
- How to Gain Weight
- Improve Your Diet Right Now
- Six Weeks to a Healthy Diet
Most Popular
By Category
- Start With The Basics
- Help for Healthy Weight Loss
- Help for Gaining Weight
- A Lifetime of Nutrition
- Healthful Foods
- Shopping and Meal Planning
- Water and Beverages
- Learn About Food Additives
- Nutrition Quizzes
- Share Your Diet and Nutrition Tips
- Dietary Supplements
- Eat Right at Restaurants and Parties
- Nutrition for Disease Management and Prevention
- About.com
- Health
- Nutrition
- Help for Healthy Weight Loss
- Popular Diets
- The Old USDA Food Pyramid
Also from About.com:
©2013 About.com. All rights reserved.
