Food Guide Pyramid
A Guide to Daily Food Choices

Top Tier

Fats, Oils, & Sweets: use sparingly

• salad dressing
• jelly and jam
• vegetable oil
• mayonnaise
• honey
• syrup
• sugar

Second tier

Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese Group: 2-3 servings

• small boxes of sterile milk
• canned and boxed pudding
• instant breakfast drinks
• evaporated milk
• powdered milk
• infant formula

Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs & Nuts Group: 2-3 servings

• canned beef stews 
• canned chicken 
• canned salmon 
• peanut butter 
• canned or dried beans 
• canned tuna 
• baked beans 
• canned chili 
• bean soups 

Third tier

Vegetable Group: 3-5 servings

• canned tomato products
• baby food vegetables
• canned vegetables
• spaghetti sauce
• vegetable soup
• V-8 juice

Fruit Group: 2-4 servings

• canned and boxed 100% juice 
• fruit leather (100% fruit) 
• baby food fruit 
• canned fruit 
• applesauce 
• dried fruits 
• raisins 

Bottom tier

Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Group: 6-11 Servings

• rice and rice mixes
• canned pastas
• noodle mixes
• dry noodles and pastas
• macaroni and cheese mix
• cold cereals
• bran cereal
• shredded wheat
• infant cereal
• hot cereal mixes
• oatmeal
• bread and muffin mixes
• pancake mix
• whole-grain crackers
• granola bars
• graham crackers
• flour

Symbols on Food Guide Pyramid graphic indicate:

Fat (naturally occurring and added) (circle symbol)
Sugars (added) (inverted triangle symbol)