The Food Pyramid

The Food Pyramid *This page is unfinished*
The food pyramid is the basic structure for a healthy diet. Recently it got changed into the food plate, which will be explained further. There are 6 groups in the Pyramid: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Dairy, Protein, and the Fats, Oils, and Sweets group. The Food Plate has the former five without the latter.

This page will go over the history of the Food Plate and the Food Pyramid, each of the groups, and why the Food Pyramid/Food Plate is important to our diet.

Table of Contents
 * 1) History
 * 2) Grains
 * 3) Fruits
 * 4) Vegetables
 * 5) Protein
 * 6) Fats, Oils, and Sweets
 * 7) Importance

History
The idea of a sort of Food Pyramid was first concocted in 1972, when Swedish researchers developed a thought that there might be basic food groups that form a group that should be implemented into our diet.

However, it was one, Anna Britt Agnsäter, working for Kooperativa Förbundet (Swedish Co-operative Union- a retail/grocery co-operative), who really pushed the idea to the next level. Though the Socialstyrelsen’s basic foods idea was a good one, Anna felt that it could be improved upon and developed an idea of a triangular model to better visualize the portions.

In 2010, the USDA replaced the Food Pyramid with a structure known as The Food Plate, or "MyPlate." It has the same food groups as the normal Food Pyramid with the exception of the Fats and Sweets group, although unsaturated fats are essential for our survival.

Grains
The Grains group was first known as "Breads and Cereals", because those are the most common types of grain. Items from the grains group are made from, you guessed it, grain!
 * Common examples include:
 * Bread
 * Cereal
 * Oatmeal
 * Pasta
 * Dough