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The '''Food Pyramid''' is a [[triangle]]-shaped diagram of what [[food]] are good to eat and what food are [[health|unhealthy]]. The Food Pyramid was designed in the 1970s and 1980s by [[Democrat]]ic government officials and the [[FDA]], who hoped to improve [[children]]'s eating habits by posting the chart in [[public school]] classrooms. (Apparently the assumption was that [[homeschool]] students already knew how to eat well.)
The '''Food Pyramid''' is a [[triangle]]-shaped diagram of what [[food]]s are important to eat and in what amounts as well as and what foods are [[health|unhealthy]]. The Food Pyramid was designed in the 1970s and 1980s by [[Democrat]]ic government officials and the [[FDA]], who hoped to improve [[children]]'s eating habits by posting the chart in [[public school]] classrooms, doctor's offices, and even on TV on funded shows like Sesame Street. <ref>Apparently the assumption was that [[homeschool]] students already knew how to eat well.</ref>
The Food Pyramid has [[bread]] on the bottom, [[fruit]]s and [[vegetable]]s in the middle, and [[fat]]s and [[sweet]]s at the [[zenith]]. This indicates that even though candy and [[dessert]]s taste delicious, they are what the designers of the Pyramids called "sometimes food". The inclusion of fruits and vegatables sparked controversy in 1981, when the FDA, acting in concert with the [[Office of Management and Budget]], temporarily reclassified [[ketchup]] as a "vegetable" for the purposes of the food pyramid. Public outcry, and opposition from the [[Reagan]] [[White House]], caused the FDA officials to recant.
The Food Pyramid has [[bread]] on the bottom, [[fruit]]s and [[vegetable]]s in the middle, and [[fat]]s and [[sweet]]s at the [[zenith]]. This indicates that even though candy and [[dessert]]s taste delicious, they are what the designers of the Pyramids called "sometimes food". The inclusion of fruits and vegatables sparked controversy in 1981, when the FDA, acting in concert with the [[Office of Management and Budget]], temporarily reclassified [[ketchup]] as a "vegetable" for the purposes of the food pyramid. Public outcry, and opposition from the [[Reagan]] [[White House]], caused the FDA officials to recant.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Pie chart]]
*[[Pie chart]]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Food and Drink]]
[[Category:Food and Drink]]
[[Category:Geometry]]
[[Category:Geometry]]