Food Pyramid
The food guide pyramid is a pictorial type of the daily food guide designed to help individuals plan diets to meet the nutrient recommendations for health promotion and disease prevention. The pyramid teaches the principle of eating a variety of foods every day, the need for moderation in some food groups while emphasizing the importance of other food items.
The pyramid's shape and size of each section (from the broad base, tapering to the apex) indicates the relative contribution of each food group: the broad base at the bottom conveys the message that the food group should form the foundation of a healthy diet and foods that belong in this level must be taken abundantly compared to other food groups; the apex indicates that foods belonging to this group should be eaten sparingly because they are low in nutrient density.
The pyramid's shape and size of each section (from the broad base, tapering to the apex) indicates the relative contribution of each food group: the broad base at the bottom conveys the message that the food group should form the foundation of a healthy diet and foods that belong in this level must be taken abundantly compared to other food groups; the apex indicates that foods belonging to this group should be eaten sparingly because they are low in nutrient density.