The Food Pyramid

 The food pyramid: what foods should we eat to stay healthy?

According to the Francisco de Vitoria University, the food pyramid is a guide that serves to promote physical activity and healthy eating. It is a graphic representation, in the form of a pyramid, which illustrates the importance of eating certain foods, and shows us what we should eat to stay healthy.

The food pyramid is used as a guide all over the world to show people which foods they should include in their diet. In the pyramid, foods are divided into groups at different levels according to their importance, starting from a base level that contains the foods that we should be eating frequently and in the greatest quantity.

Consumers can think of the Healthy Eating Pyramid as a grocery list:

• Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, healthy oils, and healthy proteins like nuts, beans, fish, and chicken should make it into the shopping cart every week, along with a little yogurt or other dairy foods if desired.

• The Healthy Eating Pyramid also addresses other aspects of a healthy lifestyle—exercise, weight control, vitamin D, and multivitamin supplements, and moderation in alcohol for people who drink—so it’s a useful tool for health professionals and health educators.

• The Healthy Eating Plate and the companion Healthy Eating Pyramid summarize the best dietary information available today. They aren’t set in stone, though, because nutrition researchers will undoubtedly turn up new information in the years ahead. The Healthy Eating Pyramid and the Healthy Eating Plate will change to reflect important