The Great Meal Deal

To make the best meals, it's important to consider the Food Pyramid, as recommended by the USDA, the US Deparment of Agriculture, experts. Eating right involves consuming the right amount of food from each major food group, and avoiding too much of the wrong types of food.

Choose any section of the Food Pyramid above to find out more about eating right.

Be group-conscious when choosing your meals and snacks. Even a healthy snack would include elements from more than one of the food groups listed below, and a truly healthy meal should include elements from at least four of the groups. Though eating this many servings a day may seem like quite a bit, a serving size is actually a fairly small amount. The individual sections of the pyramid will show recommended serving sizes for each food group, so just click to learn more.

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