Food Pyramid Vs Healthy Plate Flashcards

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What is a food pyramid?

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Diagram of a pyramid. Inside the pyramid are the main nutrients and healthy foods including fruits and vegetables as well as many more food groups…

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How is the food pyramid layed out?

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Bottom are pictures of vegetables and fruits. Above one section there is the carbohydrates section. One section above is the dairy section. The fourth section above is the meat section. The fifth section upwards is all the foods which have fat, oil and spreads. The very top is all of the sugary foods.

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What is a food plate?

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Healthy eating directory.

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Why did they create the healthy eating plate?

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Many people grew to be obese and people wanted to stop this and focus on eating healthy in a correct way.

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Why is the food pyramid considered ‘outdated’?

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Can lead to health issues. Helps to add weight loss, lower the chance of catching heart disease, lowers your blood sugars and many more things like this. Kids mostly.

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