| Everyone knows what the food pyramid is. In the | | | | which allows between 2 and 4 servings per day. |
| United States there is the US department of | | | | Going up one level there is two more sections, |
| agriculture food-pyramid which details the healthier | | | | one section for dairy products and the other |
| options for Western-style nutrition. The food | | | | section for meat. The meat section also includes |
| pyramid is generally a graphic simulation of the | | | | fish, crab, squid, and even bean curd. The final |
| food you should be eating from several different | | | | section, the top section of the Japanese |
| categories. The Japanese food pyramid is the | | | | food-pyramid, includes all the foods which are only |
| same except that it deals with Japanese food. | | | | to be used sparingly. This section is for fats, oils, |
| The bottom section of the Japanese food | | | | and sweets. |
| pyramid includes all the grains that are available. It | | | | The traditional Japanese cuisine offers excellent |
| is exactly the same as the USDA version in the | | | | nutritional value. Although there is a large reliance |
| sense that you can eat 6 to 11 servings a day. | | | | on white rice as the staple substance, it does |
| Then there are two sections detailing the amount | | | | tend to bulk up the meal and has a value of |
| of fruits and vegetables that you can eat. The | | | | keeping you full, there is very little nutritional value |
| Japanese food pyramid has one section for | | | | in its. You can always substitute the traditional |
| vegetables which allows you to eat between 3 | | | | white rice with the whole meal kind that you can |
| and 5 seconds per day and a section for fruits | | | | get today. |