As of today, the food pyramid is being replaced with the food plate as our guideline for what and how much we should eat.
Instead of using a shape that has NOTHING to do with food we will now use something that we need in almost every meal. Well, if we are going to follow the guidelines, we'll need one. ;o)
It was decided that the previous food pyramids were too confusing and tried to unload to many nutritional facts on us.
The idea with the new guide is that there are 5 groups. Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein, and then Dairy on the side. Fruits and Vegetables should make up half of your plate. So easy for us to determine!
They are not however telling us exactly how much of one group a person is supposed to eat, because each person has different needs either because of gender, age, health and other factors. The idea is to eat less and take smaller portions.
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