Understanding My Pyramid

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Understanding My Pyramid!
What is the My Pyramid Plan? The My Pyramid Plan
offers an individual eating plan with the foods
from the food pyramid that are just right for
you! The online interactive tool allows you to
enter your weight, age, height, and the amount of
physical activity per week you complete. The
interactive tool than produces an individual
eating plan that tells you the amount of each
food group you need daily. This tool can be found
at http//www.mypyramid.gov/.
The My Pyramid Tracker! The my pyramid tracker
allows you to conduct a detailed assessment of
your food intake and physical activity level. The
My Pyramid Tracker also allows you to asses your
diet quality, physical activity status, related
nutrition messages, and links to nutrient
and physical activity information. There is also
a Food Calories/Energy Balance tool that
calculates your energy balance. This is
calculated by subtracting the energy you expend
from physical activity from your food
calories/energy intake. This will than help you
better understand your energy balance and also
the connection between good nutrition and
regular physical activity. The best thing about
my pyramid tracker is that you can take these
calculations and keep track of your energy
balance history for up to one year. What are you
waiting for! Go on to My Pyramid Tracker at
http//www.mypyramidtracker.gov/ !

• Inside the Pyramid!
• Grains
• Eat at least 3 ounces of whole grain bread,
  cereal, crackers, rice, or pasta every day
• Look for whole before the grain name on the
  list of ingredients
• Vegetables
• Eat more dark green veggies
• Eat more orange veggies
• Eat more dry beans and peas
• Fruits
• Eat a variety of fruit
• Choose fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruit
• Go easy on fruit juices
• Oils
• Make most of your fat sources from fish, nuts,
  and vegetable oils
• Limit solid fats like butter, stick margarine,
  shortening, and lard
• Milk
• Go low fat or fat free
• If you dont or cant consume milk, choose
  lactose free products, or other calcium sources
• Meat and Beans

• My Pyramid for Kids
• There are a number of my pyramid activities for
  students ages 6-11 at http//www.mypyramid.gov/kid
  s/index.htm.
• My Pyramid Blast off Game
• The My Pyramid Blast off game is an interactive
  game where students can reach each planet by
  fueling their rocket with food and physical
  activity. The fuel option allows students to see
  how each food from the different food groups
  affects their health.
• Online Resources for Kids
• Two My Pyramid Posters One for Advanced and One
  for Beginners
• Tips for Families
• A step by step explanation of the key concepts of
  the new pyramid
• My Pyramid Coloring Pages to understand the
  different food groups
• My Pyramid Worksheets to help keep track of their
  food choices
• Classroom Materials to from Team Nutrition
  http//www.fns.usda.gov/tn /