The Food Pyramid and Tips to Stay Fit

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The Food Pyramid and Tips to Stay Fit!

• Ashley Cieplicki

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What is it?

• The Food Pyramid

• In 2005 the U.S Department of Agriculture re-did
  the food pyramid
• The categories are Grains, Vegetables, Fruits,
  Milk, Oils, and Meats and beans
• Exercise is also included in the pyramid to
  maintain a healthy lifestyle

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The Old Pyramid
The old pyramid had different groups It also had
different serving sizes for each category
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Grains

• Grains are broken down into whole grains and
  refined grains
• Whole Grains include things like oatmeal and
  brown rice
• Refined grains include white flour and white rice

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Vegetables

• Girls age 9-13 are recommended to eat 2 cups a
  day
• Girls age 14-18 are recommended 2 ½ cups a day
• Boys 9-13 should have 2 ½ cups a day
• Boys 14-18 should have 3 cups
• Vegetables are broken down into 5 sub groups
• Dark green vegetables
• Starchy vegetable
• Orange Vegetables
• Dry beans and peas
• Other vegetables

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Fruits

• Fruits are one of the most well known food groups
• Often children enjoy this food group
• Some fruit choices can be
• Apples
• Bananas
• Oranges
• Kiwi
• Plums

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Milk

• Some categories of milk can be
• Milk
• Milk based desserts
• Cheese
• Yogurt

Daily recommendation for children 9-18 years old
is 3 cups
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Meats and Beans
Some commonly eaten choices in this food group
are Meats Poultry Eggs NutsSeeds Fish Reco
mmended Daily intake for children 9-18, Girls 5
ounces, Boys(14-18) 6 ounces
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Oils

• Oils are fats that are liquid at room temperature
• Oils come from many different plants and from
  fish
• Some common oils are
• canola oil
• corn oil
• cottonseed oil
• olive oil
• safflower oil
• soybean oil
• sunflower oil
• 5-6 teaspoons a day for children 9-18 is
  recommended

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Staying Active

• You should have up to 30 mins. of physical
  activity every day
• Anything that increases your heart beat

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Some Tips for Staying Active

• Some moderate activities to stay active
• Hiking
• Golf
• Biking
• Weight training
• Briskly walking

• Some vigorous activies
• Running/jogging
• Aerobics
• Basketball
• Swimming

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Some Helpful Websites
My Pyramid Kid's Health Nutrition Explorations
Eat Healthy!
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Food Pyramid in the Classroom

• Physical education teachers need to bring the
  food pyramid into the classroom
• Children can make their own food pyramids
• Class discussions on healthy eating habits
• Teachers must model and demonstrate a healthy
  lifestyle

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Some Tips

• Tips to help you
• Make half your grains whole
• Vary your veggies
• Focus on fruit
• Get your calcium rich foods
• Go lean with protein
• Find your balance between food and physical
  activity
• Keep food safe to eat
• -from mypyramid.gov

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Great healthy recipes!
Awesome Applesauce Peanut Butter Muffins Tiny
Pizza's Incredible Edible Veggie Bowls Click
for more...
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My Pyramid Tracker
This site helps track down your daily intake to
see if you are meeting the recommendations for
your food groups. It can be a challenge to eat
every food group. See if you can try! Tracker
Click here!
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The Food Pyramid Game
A great game for everyone to play This game gets
anyone familiar with the food groups Food
Pyramid Game
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Analyze My Plate

• This website allows children to put food on a
  plate
• The website then shows the student how to make a
  healthy meal
• I thought this was a cool way to introduce
  healthy eating to students
• Analyze My Plate

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Remember
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Follow the Food Guide Pyramid

• Be physically active every day
• Eat more from more food groups that others
• Eat every color every day
• Choose healthy foods