MyPyramid and Dietary Guidelines
This interactive guide helps people choose healthful foods and practice active living.
What is MyPyramid?
This kind of whole fruit is a better choice than fruit juice because it provides fiber.
What is fresh fruit?
This nutrient is the body’s main source of energy and includes starches and sugars
What are carbohydrates?
These are the building blocks that make up proteins.
What are amino acids?
These six nutrient types include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
What are the six types of nutrients
These are the five basic food groups listed in the lesson.
What are grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, and meats and beans?
The lesson recommends including these two colors of vegetables in a varied selection.
What are dark green and orange?
This type of simple sugar is found in fruits.
What is fructose?
These nine amino acids must come from food because the body cannot produce them
What are essential amino acids?
These vitamins are stored in body fat.
What are vitamins A, D, E, and K?
These science-based recommendations give advice about healthful eating and active living.
What are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
These dairy choices, along with calcium-fortified foods and beverages, can help provide calcium.
What are low-fat and fat-free dairy products?
This tough complex carbohydrate cannot be digested by the body and helps move waste through the digestive system.
What is fiber?
This kind of fat is found in foods such as vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, and olive oil.
What is unsaturated fat?
This mineral-rich food choice can reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
What are calcium-rich foods
MyPyramid’s colored bands represent food groups, and their different widths show this.
What is how much of each food group you need compared with others?
This is the daily whole-grain amount recommended in the lesson.
What is at least three ounces?
This is the name of the simple sugar that most carbohydrates become and that serves as the body’s main fue
What is glucose?
This process forms trans fats by causing vegetable oil to harden.
What is hydrogenation?
These are the approximate daily fluid needs stated for teen boys and teen girls, respectively.
What are about 13 cups for boys and about 9 cups for girls?
These are the three key guidelines for eating right and active living
What are making smart choices from every food group, balancing food and activity, and getting the most nutrition out of calories?
These are the three kinds of foods the lesson says to limit, especially when choosing foods high in fat.
What are saturated and trans fats, salt, and added sugars?
These are the daily fiber recommendations for teen boys and girls ages 14 to 18, respectively.
What are 38 grams for boys and 26 grams for girls?
These are the daily protein recommendations for teen boys and girls ages 14 to 18, respectively.
What are 52 grams for boys and 46 grams for girls?
The lesson recommends drinking extra water at these three times in relation to exercise
What are before, during, and after exercise?