MyPyramid:

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MyPyramid

• The new and improved Food Guide Pyramid.

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Background Info

• The Food Guide Pyramid is designed by the USDA
  (United States Dept. of Agriculture).
• Its purpose is to promote healthy eating and
  exercise.
• The newest version, MyPyramid, was adopted in
  2005.

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Out with the OLD. . .

• The one size fits all approach of this 1992
  pyramid wasnt cutting it.

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and in with the NEW!

• MyPyramid is
• designed to fit
• each individuals
• needs.

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Lets check out the changes that were made, and
WHY.
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The title

• Now called MyPyramid the new title lets you
  know this is a personal food guide pyramid.

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Suggested Servings

• Wonder why they dont tell you servings anymore?
• MyPyramid recognizes that each person has
  different intake needs, AKA your calorie pattern.
• Go to Mypyramid.gov to find
• out what your specific
• needs are.

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Find your Calorie Pattern

• MyPyramid.gov has made even more improvements!
• You can now find your personalized calorie
  pattern based on the following information
• Age
• Gender
• Height
• Weight
• Physical activity level

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The colors

• The wide variety of bright colors are to remind
  you that you need a wide variety of foods.
• Especially with fruits and veggies, variety is
  key!
• The more colors on your
• plate, the better.

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Vertical Food Groups

• The widths of the food groups represent the
  portion of your diet that should come from each
  group.
• Each group gets thinner toward the top to
  represent moderation. Remember not to eat a lot
  of foods that arent good for you.

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Man on the Stairs

• This little guy is to remind you that you need to
  exercise.
• Eating healthy is great, but its not enough.
  You need to be physically active too!

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• MyPyramid divides all foods into 6 major groups.
• Grains
• Meats and beans
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Dairy
• Oils
• A new addition, is a section on discretionary
  calories.

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Discretionary Calories

• This is a new concept that teaches you to budget
  the food you eat.
• Once you get all the nutrients you need, you can
  use any extra calories to eat whatever you want.
  
• The key is to stay within your calorie
  pattern and get the stuff you
  need FIRST.

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Steps to a Healthier You

• This is the new slogan for MyPyramid.
• It is a reminder that changing your eating and
  exercising habits is a gradual process. Take one
  step at a time.

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MyPyramid.gov

• The new food guide pyramid comes complete with an
  interactive website. How cool is that?!?
• What can you find there? Your calorie pattern
  and suggested servings, food tracking worksheets,
  info. about all the food groups, sample menus,
  and much more!
• mypyramid.gov

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Here are some examples of what you might find.
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Tell me What you Know.

• What is a calorie pattern? Why is it different
  for everyone?
• When choosing foods, what should we look for?
  What should we avoid?
• What do you think about MyPyramid?

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Now lets create our own MyPyramid Posters.
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