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- MyPyramid.gov
Official U.S.Department of Agriculture website featuring information on the new food pyramid, its 12 models geared to different people, online tools, and dietary guidelines.
www.mypyramid.gov
- Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating
Nutritional recommendations from Health Canada.
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index_e.html
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
Full text of the U.S. government report published every 5 years, with sections on weight management, physical activity, fats, carbohydrates, sodium, alcohol, food safety, and eating patterns.
www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document
- Food Guide Pyramid
Outline of what foods to eat each day based on dietary guidelines set by the USDA.
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html
- Harvard School of Public Health: Food Pyramids
Examines the science and politics behind the USDA Food Guide Pyramid and provides information about the alternative Healthy Eating Pyramid.
www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/pyramids.html
- KidsHealth: The Food Guide Pyramid
Overview of the groups of foods that make up a good diet, for kids.
kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
- LifeClinic: Food Pyramid
Offers the USDA food pyramid and advice how to use it as a general guide for making healthy food choices.
www.lifeclinic.com/focus/nutrition/food-pyramid.asp
- MyPyramid for Kids
Fun projects, games, and classroom materials for young children to help them understand and track their food choices.
www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html
- MyPyramid.gov: Inside the Pyramid
Intereactive description of different topics in the new food pyramid, including grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, meat and beans, oils, discretionary calories, and physical activity.
www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/index.html
- Oldways: Healthy Eating Pyramids & Other Tools
Collection of dietary guides based on the Asian, Latin, and Mediterranean diets, organized in food pyramid form as healthy alternatives to USDA recommendations.
www.oldwayspt.org/pyramids.html
- Scientific American: Rebuilding the Food Pyramid
January 2003 article examining the development of the original USDA food pyramid, its shortcomings, and efforts to improve it.
www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0007C5B6-7152-1DF6-9733809EC588EEDF
- USDA National Agricultural Library: Food Guide Pyramid Dietary Guidance
Find information and resources for the current USDA food guidance system, MyPyramid, from various cultures including Latino/Spanish, Native American and Asian. From the United States Department of Agriculture.
fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=2&tax_subje...
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