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Diets: Basics

Food guide pyramid

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's newest food pyramid guide, called MyPyramid, encourages consumers to make healthier food choices and to get regular exercise. Unlike the older model, food groups are arranged in vertically bands, instead of horizontal ones. Band width indicates portion size. The wider the band, the more food from that group you should eat.

How to Eat

Understanding cooking fats and oils

Vegetarian diet

Calculate calorie needs

What to Eat

Brown bag lunch ideas for kids and adults

Diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol

Heart-healthy cooking

Heart-healthy shopping

Reading food labels

What will kids eat?

About Certain Conditions

Cancer: The role of nutrition

The diabetic diet: It's now for everyone

Heart disease: Changing the family diet

Healthy heart diet

Obesity: Low fat diet

Pregnancy: Your nutrition needs

Top 20 foods for pregnancy

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