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The Food Pyramid,
Every Day The AHA Food Pyramid offers guidelines for optimum nutrition and an amazing world of food choices you can enjoy every day! Here is a quick overview of what the AHA Food Pyramid offers: |
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Fats, Oils, Sweets, Nuts & Seeds Fats, oils, sweets and nuts have the lowest serving size of all the food groups on the food pyramid because they tend to be high in fat and low in nutrition. Daily Serving: Use Sparingly back to top |
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Milk Products A simple switch to low-fat and fat-free milk products makes eating the rich, creamy milk products you love satisfying and heart-healthy. If you use whole milk (3.5% fat) products, you may find it easier to taper off slowly. Try low-fat, 1% fat milk first, and then change to 1/2% fat milk. Soon you'll be able to switch to fat-free milk and milk products with no trouble. Daily Servings: 2 - 3 servings. back to top |
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Eggs, Meat, Poultry & Fish Despite what you may have heard about recent diet fads, when it comes to meat, aim for a total of 5-6 ounces per day, served in one or two portions. That's really all the poultry, seafood or lean meat your body needs. And remember, most fish and poultry have fewer calories than fatty cuts of red meat. Daily Servings: Up to 2 servings. back to top |
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Vegetables & Fruits Vegetables and fruits are important parts of a weight-reducing diet because these foods will give you vitamins, minerals and fiber with few calories. Daily Servings: At least 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruits. back to top |
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Breads, Cereals, Pasta & Starchy Vegetables Not only is this the food group that allows you the most servings per day, it also offers you choices from an enormous range of tasty foods! Daily Servings: Up to 11 servings! back to top |
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