Remember when there were just four food groups? Then we got fancy, with the much-vilified food pyramid that everyone from Dr. Atkins to Barry Sears wanted to revise.
Now we’ve got a much cooler pyramid that’s actually tailored to your age and activity level–and that gives specifics not only on how much grain, how many vegetables and fruits, how much milk (etc.) you should consume but also how much sugar and fat and how many "discretionary" calories are left after you tank up on all the "required" foods.
It’s pretty neat.
Take a look at mypyramid.gov. If you’re inspired, you can do an eating journal and see how well or poorly your diet is meeting your needs–or an activity log that indicates how many calories you burn.
