The Food
Guide Pyramid is the basis for a healthy diet
A healthy
balanced diet plan should be based on the Food Guide
Pyramid The Food Guide Pyramid is an easy way to
show the groups of foods that make up a good diet.
Its pyramid shape helps explain which foods you
should eat more or less. The foods that make up
the pyramid's base should provide the bulk of your
diet. As you go up the pyramid, the amounts of different
foods you need get smaller.
Does the
Food Guide Pyramid give me all the necessary nutrition?
Yes.
Follow the recommended servings for each of the
six food groups each day.
Hey Kids! Follow the Food Pyramid Guide to charge
you up with energy for the entire day. So Get Set
Go!
Food
Pyramid
How many
servings should I give to my kid every day and
What counts as one serving?
Eating foods
from these groups, in the servings recommended,
will provide a flexible and
interesting eating plan.
S.
No
Food
Group
No
of servings.
(per day)
What
counts as one
serving?
Functions
1
Breads &
Cereals
6-9 servings
1
chapati or ½ cup cooked
rice or pasta or 1 slice of
bread or 1 cup breakfast
cereal or 2-3 biscuits or 1
small potato
Provides
carbohydrates
for energy for
work & play.
2
Vegetables
3-4 servings
½
cup of cooked vegetables or 1 cup of raw
leafy vegetables or ¾ cup
of vegetable juice or 1
cup of salad
Provides
Vitamin A for healthy eyes.
3
Fruits
/
Fruit Juices
2-3
servings
1
medium fruit – 1 apple or
1 guava or 1 orange or ½
banana or ½ cup fruit
juice
