What is the food pyramid? The food pyramid was created to show people how to eat a “balanced” diet. At the bottom, it recommended eating 6 to 11 servings of grains each day – like bread ...

That recommendation formed the base—literally—of the pyramid, which recommended daily consumption levels for different food groups: three to five servings of vegetables, two to four servings ...

Every five years, the United States Drug Administration (USDA) collaborates with the Department of Health and Human Services ...