The Food Guide Pyramid
The Food Guide Pyramid, a widely recognized nutrition education
tool, translates nutritional recommendations into the kinds and
amounts of food to eat each day. The Pyramid is being revised by
USDA. Click the link below for the latest information:
Proposed revisions for the
Food Guide Pyramid
Click above link for the current and previous Federal Register
notices that describe proposed revisions, and for additional
informationConsumer
USDA's Food Guide Pyramid Booklet, 1992 (revised 1996).
This is a Portable Document Format (pdf) version of the booklet. It looks and
prints like the original paper copy. To view or print this pdf file, download
and install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software on your own computer.
Pyramid Booklet in Spanish (PDF 2.2 MB)
How to Order the Food Guide Pyramid Booklet
Food Guide Pyramid: A Guide to Daily Food Choices
Learn the basics about the Food Guide Pyramid from 2-sided Pyramid
fact sheets. These are available in English and Spanish. (See links
under the Professionals heading below.)
Professional
Using the Food Guide Pyramid: A
Resource for Nutrition Educators
CAUTION! This is a large file in PDF format - 818 kilobytes.
To view or print this PDF file, you must first download and install the free
Adobe Acrobat Reader software on your own computer. This publication is only
available on the Web.
USDA’s Food Guide: Background and Development (PDF 2 MB)
Food Guide Pyramid Images
More Pyramids at Food and Nutrition Information Center
Permission To Use The Food Guide Pyramid Graphic
The Food Guide Pyramid is in the public domain, and as such is not subject to copyright
or trademark restrictions. Written permission to use the Food Guide Pyramid graphic
is not required. We request that the Pyramid graphic be used as originally designed
and that the image not be altered. If used as originally designed, we request that
it be credited to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services or USDA and DHHS. If you have questions about the use of the Food
Guide Pyramid graphic, please contact John Webster, Director of Public Information and
Governmental Affairs, at (703) 305-7600 or by e-mail at
john.webster@cnpp.usda.gov.
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