This guide recommends eating the most servings from the “Bread, Cereal, Rice & Pasta Group”; followed by fruits and vegetables; followed by the “Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese” and “Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs & Nuts” groups; and then “Fats, Oils & Sweets” that should be used “sparingly.”
Food Guide Pyramid
- 1/1/2000
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008.
National Archives Identifier: 6507481
Full Citation: Photograph 330-CFD-DD-SC-00-02351.jpeg; AFIS Billboard Posters. Food Guide Pyramid. Defense Billboard #62; 1/1/2000; DDSC0002351; Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 – 2007; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 – 2008, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/food-guide-pyramid-billboard/, June 14, 2026]
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