You might have seen pictures of the old food pyramid on posters in your doctor's surgery or in magazines but you might not have seen the new food pyramid yet.
The old food pyramid stacks four food groups on top of one another. The largest food group is at the base and this is bread, cereal, rice, and pasta. Next, up you have fruit and vegetables. The second from the top is dairy, meat, fish, eggs, nuts, and beans and right at the top, with the smallest space, is fats and oils. You can use this food pyramid to tell at a glance how much of each type of food you should be eating.
The new food pyramid has vertical rainbow colored stripes to show the different food groups. It also tells you how many ounces or cups of each food group you should consume each day, rather than how many servings. A lot of people are unclear how big a "serving" should be.
Does the Food Pyramid Work for Everyone?
Healthcare professionals all agree that it is important to eat a balanced diet, with food from each of the food groups and this is what the new food pyramid encourages too. Your body needs a combination of fruits; vegetables, grains, meat or poultry and dairy produce to work properly. If you are eating a vegetarian or vegan diet, you can also eat healthily but you will need to make certain substitutions, such as eating beans and lentils instead of meat for example.
Everything in Moderation
No foods are banned from the new food pyramid but there are some foods, which should be eaten in moderation. If fried chicken is your favorite dish, it will not do you any harm to eat it. You will probably not want to eat it every day but once in a while is fine. Chicken is healthy and lean and fried chicken recipes contain some oil but it is fine to consume some oil each day. In fact, the body needs fats as well as other nutrients.
You might want to serve your deep fried chicken with some salad or vegetables to balance it out or you might want to eat plenty of fruit and grains for lunch and enjoy the fried chicken in the evening. There is no reason why you cannot be healthy and also be able to enjoy your favorite foods.
Banning all fried food or sugars from your diet is going to make you feel deprived. Eating everything in moderation is good for you and is also enjoyable. Unless your doctor has given you a special dietary plan for health reasons, the saying "a little of what you fancy does you good" is very true and the body is sophisticated enough to extract the nutrients out of what you eat to use and send the waste on its way.
Eating a balanced diet does not mean a whole fried chicken in one hand and a pack of donuts in the other but it does mean eating some of everything and including each food group in your daily diet.
If you were worried about the new food pyramid or you were unsure about which foods are not allowed, you can relax because you can still enjoy your favorite foods as much as you did before.
The old food pyramid stacks four food groups on top of one another. The largest food group is at the base and this is bread, cereal, rice, and pasta. Next, up you have fruit and vegetables. The second from the top is dairy, meat, fish, eggs, nuts, and beans and right at the top, with the smallest space, is fats and oils. You can use this food pyramid to tell at a glance how much of each type of food you should be eating.
The new food pyramid has vertical rainbow colored stripes to show the different food groups. It also tells you how many ounces or cups of each food group you should consume each day, rather than how many servings. A lot of people are unclear how big a "serving" should be.
Does the Food Pyramid Work for Everyone?
Healthcare professionals all agree that it is important to eat a balanced diet, with food from each of the food groups and this is what the new food pyramid encourages too. Your body needs a combination of fruits; vegetables, grains, meat or poultry and dairy produce to work properly. If you are eating a vegetarian or vegan diet, you can also eat healthily but you will need to make certain substitutions, such as eating beans and lentils instead of meat for example.
Everything in Moderation
No foods are banned from the new food pyramid but there are some foods, which should be eaten in moderation. If fried chicken is your favorite dish, it will not do you any harm to eat it. You will probably not want to eat it every day but once in a while is fine. Chicken is healthy and lean and fried chicken recipes contain some oil but it is fine to consume some oil each day. In fact, the body needs fats as well as other nutrients.
You might want to serve your deep fried chicken with some salad or vegetables to balance it out or you might want to eat plenty of fruit and grains for lunch and enjoy the fried chicken in the evening. There is no reason why you cannot be healthy and also be able to enjoy your favorite foods.
Banning all fried food or sugars from your diet is going to make you feel deprived. Eating everything in moderation is good for you and is also enjoyable. Unless your doctor has given you a special dietary plan for health reasons, the saying "a little of what you fancy does you good" is very true and the body is sophisticated enough to extract the nutrients out of what you eat to use and send the waste on its way.
Eating a balanced diet does not mean a whole fried chicken in one hand and a pack of donuts in the other but it does mean eating some of everything and including each food group in your daily diet.
If you were worried about the new food pyramid or you were unsure about which foods are not allowed, you can relax because you can still enjoy your favorite foods as much as you did before.
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Fried chicken is a delicious, comforting dish and there are many different ways to prepare it. At SouthernFriedChickenRecipe.com we have pan fried chicken recipes, deep fried chicken recipes, oven fried chicken recipes and lots of chicken articles, tips and tricks to ensure your southern fried chicken comes out wonderfully.
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