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New Healthy Eating Pyramid - 2001 - Harvard School of Public Health

The Harvard School of Public Health, published this in Eat, Drink, And Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating., Walter C. Willett, P. J. Skerrett and Edward L. Giovannucci. Simon & Schuster, 2001.

New USDA Food Pyramid - 2005


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Grains (1/2 whole.) Eat at least 3 oz of whole grain bread, cereal, crackers, rice or pasta every day.
Eat more dark green veggies, orange veggies, dry beans and peas.
Eat a variety of fruit. Choose fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruit. Go easy on fruit juices.
Oils: Make most of your fat sources from fish, nuts and vegetable oils. Limit solid fats like butter, stick margarine, shortening, and lard.
Get calcium-rich foods: Go low-fat or fat-free.
Go lean on protein. Choose low-fat or lean meats and poultry. Backe it, broil it or grill it. More fish, beans, peas, nuts and seeds.
Be physically active for at least 30 minutes most days of the week.
last updated 12 May 2006