Welcome to rkr's Guide to the USDA Food Pyramid.

The Pyramid Tip: Fats and Sweets | Dairy Products
Meats and Meat Equivalents | Vegetables | Fruits | Grains

There are a number of alternative and specialized food guide pyramids available. Some include:

• Harvard's School of Public Health Analysis of the USDA Food Guide Pyramid and their healthy eating alternative Food Guide Pyramid

• Nutrition Action Newsletter's DASH Diet Food Guide Pyramid

• Tufts Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults

• An Asian Food Guide Pyramid from Cornell and Harvard University researchers

• Oldways Asian Food Guide Pyramid

• Oldways Mediterranean Food Guide Pyramid

• Oldways Vegetarian Food Guide Pyramid

• Oldways Latin American Food Guide Pyramid

• Native American Food Guide Pyramid from the California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program

In addition, the USDA publishes a comprehensive guide to its Food Pyramid. The file is in Adobe Acrobat format. If you need to install the Adobe Reader plug-in, click on the Acrobat button below to connect to the Adobe website for instructions on how to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.

If you have additional food guide pyramid sources that should be added to this list please send the URL to rkr