Fruits and vegetables are considered the best foods to eat according to the food pyramid. Lean meats are also recommended, along with whole grains and brown rice.
They are a kind of meat
Foods for the dairy group of the food pyramid are yogurt cheese milk
Because your body need less portions of the food at the top.
Foods that are beneficial are foods that have healthy benefits for the body. These could be any foods from the food pyramid, with exception of junk food.
"The Food Guide Pyramid" in 1992, then later revamped to the "The Food Pyramid" in 2005. Both suffered much criticism. Both were later revamped again to "MyPyramid"
The top has the healthy foods. The bottom has unhealthier foods. This is the reason the 'food pyramid guy' is running the steps to the top. He does this for nutritious food and exercise(Both good for you.)
Body-regulating foods
carbohydrates,fruits,vegetables
If eating Italian foods according to the food pyramid, your diet would consist largely of pasta and bread. Olive oil, fish, and cured meats would be at the top of the pyramid.
At the bottom of the food pyramid are breads, rice, cereals, and pastas. They are at the bottom because they are the most recommended food group for people to eat because of what they contain.
You can find a picture of a food pyramid at most of your health food sites. There is an old and new diagram out now. To find where Egyptian foods are in the pyramid check out a health food site.
The foods that are at the top of the pyramid (fats) are the foods that you shouldn't eat so much of (that's why it's so small). The foods at the bottom of the pyramid (carbs) they recommend you eat the most of (that's why it's so big).
The food pyramid is a representation of how much a person should eat per day of certain types of foods. Grains make up the largest part of the food pyramid diet.