How many servings and what kinds of food should be included in your routine
diet? The USDA's food pyramid is a guide to daily food choices.
The USDA Food Pyramid:
Recently, this traditional food pyramid has been the cause of much controversy.
Some researches have suggested that the USDA's food pyramid is severely outdated
and does not take into account recent discoveries, such as the important difference
between simple and complex carbohydrates. Below is the Health Eating Pyramid developed
by the Harvard
School of Public Health.
Harvard's Healthy Eating Pyramid:
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