http://mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html

• MyPyramid was created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture• It is designed to remind you to be

physically active everyday, or most days, and make healthy food choices.• Every part of the new symbol has a

message for you

Grains Veggies Fruits Oils Milk Meat & Beans

Exer

cise

For Tips from Timon and Pumba click HERE!

Get 60 minutes of physical activity every day or most days of the week

Daily Exercise

•Improve your ability to do daily activities•Strengthens your bones and muscles•Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease•Reduce your risk or type 2 diabetes•Improve mental health and mood•Maintain a healthy weight•Increase your chances of living longer

Get Moving

Grains• Eat 6 oz. of grains

everyday• ATLEAST 3 oz should be

whole grain• Remember, just because

bread is brown doesn’t mean it is whole-grain.

• Read the ingredients list to make sure the first word is “whole.”

Pasta

Popcorn

CrackersRiceGrain Group

Bread

oatmeal

Vegetables

• Eat 2 ½ cups every day• Veggies provide you with all

kinds of vitamins• Excellent source of fiber• Pick a variety of colored

vegetables • They all provide different

nutrient you need to stay healthy!

Fruits

• Eat 1 ½ cups every day• Fruits provide you with

all kinds of vitamins• Excellent source of

fiber• Fruits are natures

candy. SWEET and DELICIOUS

Oils

• Oils are not actually a food group

• Get oils from things such as fish, nuts, corn oil, soybean oil, and canola oil.

Milk

• 3 cups everyday• Excellent source of

Calcium• Calcium builds strong

bones!• Make sure your dairy

products are always low-fat or fat-free

Meat & Beans• Eat 5 oz. every day• Excellent sources of

protien• Eat lean or lowfat

meat, chicken, turkey, and fish.

• Ask for it baked, broiled, or grilled

MyPyramid Message

• Be Physically Active Every Day• Eat More From Some Food Groups Than Other

s• Choose Healthier Goods From Each Group• Every Color Every Day• Take One Step at a Time• Make Choices That Are Right for You

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/

Be Physically Active Every Day

• The person climbing the stairs represents physical activity that you are suppose to get every day or most days. Do things that you enjoy like running, swimming, biking, or playing basketball.

Eat More From Some Food Groups than Others

• Some of the colored stripes on the pyramid are wider than others. This is to remind you to choose more foods from the groups with the bigger stripes.

Choose Healthier Goods From Each Group

• The stripes are wider at the bottom of the pyramid than the top. Every food group has foods that you should eat more often than others, and they are represented by the wider base of the pyramid.

Every Color Every Day

• The colors orange, green, red, yellow, blue and purple represent the five different food groups plus oils. Remember to eat foods from all food groups every day.

Take One Step at a Time

• You don’t need to change what you eat and how you exercise overnight.

• Just start with one new, good thing, and add a new on every day

Make Choices That Are Right for You

• Every person is different so MyPyramid has a program that can customize to each individual.

• MyPyramid.gov is a web site that will give everyone in the family personal ideas on how to eat better and exercise more.

MyPyramid Blast Off!

Citations

MyPyramid for Kids. Retrieved March 8, 2009, from http://mypyramid.gov/index.html

MyPyramid Blast Off Game. Retrieved March 9, 2009, from http://mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html

Food and Nutrition. Retrived March 8, 2009, from http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navtype=SU&navid=FOOD_NUTRITION

Timon and Pumba video. Retirieved March 9, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LINZuVUgdDY

MyPyramid for Kids. Retrieved March 9, 2009, from http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/