After many years, the USDA has restructured the information provided in its food pyramid for healthy eating. They realized that they needed to make the information easier to use for everyone, especially children. They literally upside down. Instead of boxes that divide the food groups, brightly colored stripes representing each of the food color is added. Ultimately, it became much easier for parents to plan healthy meals for their children.
With the new design, including different patterns of food consumption to meet individual needs. Children
who are very active or have a higher metabolism need more calories
compared to a child who is less active or slower metabolism. The amounts proposed in the food we eat every day come from all specific food groups. This includes grains, vegetables, fruits, meat and meat products, milk and oil.
The estimated daily caloric needs are divided into twelve food models ranging from 1000-3200 calories calories. These calorie levels have been helping people with a wide range of categories. For example, a range of calories for children aged between two and 18 will differ according to age, sex and activity level.
Counting calories can be a tedious task, but made it very easy for us to take the guesswork out of photography. This
is what I did, took elements from each food group, and then placed on a
table that tells us exactly how many servings of each food we need.
Example: To stay within the guidelines for 1200 calories we need to serve :
- 1 cup of fruit.
- 1 cup vegetable.
- 3 ounces of cereal.
- 2 oz of meat and meat products.
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons oil, grease or.
In addition, we can include other 165 calories at other times of day, for example, tea time.
When they redesigned the pyramid does not make drastic changes in the dietary guidelines. The best nutritional advice has always been to eat a variety of foods. In combination with physical activity that balances the amount of food consumed in relation to the amount of exercise you do. Be sure to eat foods from all food groups and choose foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol. Also, monitor the amount of salt and sugar we consume.
In
conclusion, the messages you are trying to convey to individuals,
families and children eat every day, being physically active every day,
and have fun doing it.
