Dietary
Guidelines: Food Guide Pyramid/Food Groups
Research
and Reports
2003
Messina
V, Melina V, Reed A. A new food guide for North American vegetarians.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103:771-775.
2002
and earlier
Dixon
LB, Cronin FJ, Krebs-Smith SM. Let the pyramid guide your food choices:
Capturing the total diet concept. J Nutr. 2001;131:461S-472S.
Fox
EA, Bonilla JC, Shields CE. Compliance with Food Guide Pyramid recommendations
of senior participants in a hospital-based health education program.
J Am Diet Assoc. 1994;94(suppl):A-90.
Gerrior
SA. Food guide pyramid practices of the elderly. J Am Diet Assoc.
1999;99(suppl):A-42. Abstract.
Rao
C, Mitchell MC. Dietary guidelines and energy,fat and cholesterol
intake of older women. J Am Diet Assoc. 1991;91(suppl):A-82.
Abstract.
Russell
RM, Rasmussen H, Lichtenstein AH. Modified Food Guide Pyramid for
people over seventy years of age. J Nutr. 1999;129:751-753.
Wellman
NS. Dietary Guidance and Nutrient Requirements of the Elderly;
In: Ham RJ. Primary Care. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co. 1994;21:1-18.
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Resources
2003
Guidelines
for Offering Healthy Foods at Meetings, Seminars, and Catered Events.
For professionals and consumers, this guide facilitates the
selection of lower fat and calorie food and beverage options for
meetings, seminars, and catered events.
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. (612) 624-6669.
Dietary
Reference Intakes: Applications in Dietary Planning
(2003).
For
professionals, this report is available online from the Subcommittee
on Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes and the
Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference
Intakes. National Academies Press. (888) 624-8373 or (202) 334-3313.
Putting
the Guidelines into Practice
1. How
Much are you Eating? (HG No. 267-1)
Description: First brochure in a new series:
Putting the Guidelines into Practice. These brochures will help
put you on track to healthful eating.
Contact: USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Cost: To purchase bulk copies in lots of 25 only ($32.00
per lot of 25), please call the Government Printing Office at 202-512-1800.
Ask for stock number 001-000-04698-5. To purchase in small quantities
(1 to 25 copies) for $2.25 each. For information, please call the
Federal Consumer Information Center toll-free at 888-878-3256.
2.
Get on the Grain Train (HG No. 267-2)
Description: Second brochure in a new series:
Putting the Guidelines into Practice. These brochures will help
put you on track to healthful eating.
Contact: USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Cost: To purchase bulk copies in lots of 25 only ($15.00
per lot of 25), please call the Government Printing Office at 202-512-1800.
Ask for stock number 001-000-04701-9.
To purchase in small quantities (1 to 25 copies) for $2.25 each.
For information, please call the Federal Consumer Information Center
toll-free at 888-878-3256.
USDA
National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR) Software
(2003). For professionals, software available to search
the SR database on a handheld personal digital assistant. Nutrient
Data Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA. (301) 504-0630.
2002
and earlier
Cultural
Food Pyramids/Complementary Nutrition Archives
Audience: Consumers and Professionals
Description: View the Food Pyramids featured
in previous months. Our cultural food pyramids were created by SEMDA
members and dietetic students. Also, see the facts on various herbs
and supplements.
Contact: Southeastern Michigan Dietetic Association
Email: info@semda.org
Dietary
Guidelines for Americans 2000, 5th Edition
Audience: Consumers
and Professionals
Description:
The 2000 edition contains 2 new guidelines: “Be physically active
each day,” and “Keep food safe to eat” in addition to the continued
emphasis on balance, moderation, and variety in food choices, with
a special emphasis on vegetables, fruits, and grains as the foundation
of a healthy diet.
Food
Guide Pyramid Mini-Posters - 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Audience: Professionals
Description: Posters of the Food Guide Pyramid
in tear pads of 100 feature the pyramid on the front and serving
information on the back.
Contact: National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Phone: 800-368-3138; Fax: 800-368-3136
Cost: 1-9 pads $4.95 each; 10-99 pads $4.55 each;
100 - 999 pads $3.90 each; 1,000 or more pads $3.50 - all these
prices include shipping and handling to customers within the United
States.
The
Food Guide Pyramid.....Your Personal Guide to Healthful Eating (2000)
Audience: Consumers
Description: This guide accompanies the Food
Guide Pyramid and was developed from a cooperative effort by the
International Food Information Council, USDA, and the Food Marketing
Institute. Along with the Food Guide Pyramid, the guide includes
the sections: Add a Menu Dimension...with Today's New Foods, Trade
Off for Healthy Eating, Build Your Personal Pyramid, and others.
Contact: International Food Information Council
1100 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 430
Washington DC 20036
Phone: 202 296-6540
Fax: 202 296-6547
e-mail: foodinfo@ific.org
Cost: Complimentary
copy may be downloaded (Food
Guide Pyramid)
Guidelines
to Increase the Use of Local Foods at Meetings
(2000). For professionals and consumers, this guide was developed
to assist in planning conference catering in ways that supports
local farmers and to convey the local or regional flavor. Division
of Sustainable Food Systems, Society
for Nutrition Education. (713) 500-9765.
“It's
All About You" Nutrition Communicator's Tool Kit
(1999)
Audience: Professionals
Description: This tool kit is the nutrition
education piece in the "It’s All About You" consumer messages
campaign. It offers creative & effective new ways to help consumers
eat better and be more active. Includes a humorous 30-minute educational
video, leader's guide, and reproducible client booklet entitled
Your Owner's Manual for Your Body: How to Fuel It and Move It for
a Fun and Healthy Life.
Contact: American Dietetic Association
216 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Phone: 800-877-1600 ext. 5000, Fax: 312-899-4899
Cost: $ 23.00 ADA members and nonmembers. Order code:
6104
July/August
2002 Issue of Food Insight
Audience: Consumer and Professionals
Description: The July/August issue of Food
Insight can be viewed. You can also download a PDF of this issue.
Contents in this issue include: Kidnetic.com: Tap Into The Energy;
Epidemiological Research: Roots, Roles and Real-Life Limitations;
Another Look at The Functions of Fat.
Contact: IFIC Foundation
1100 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 430
Washington D.C. 20036
Phone: 202-296-6540
Fax: 202-296-6547
E-mail: foodinfo@ific.org
Website: ific.org
Macronutrient
Symposium (2002). For professionals, Powerpoint
presentations are available online from the Food and Nutrition
Board, National Academy of Sciences.
(202) 334-1365.
Pyramid
Power (1994)
Audience: Consumers
Description: This game helps promote healthy
eating based on the Food Guide Pyramid. It is suitable for any age
and any number of players. Includes reproducible materials, game
cards, questions, Food Guide Pyramid fact sheets, checking cart
and promotional flyers.
Contact: Cooperative Extension
Lancaster County, NE
Phone: 402-441-7180
Cost: $12.95 + $ 2.00 postage & handling
Pyramid Power Meal
(1997)
Audience: Consumers
Description: This poster includes information
about the food pyramid, recommended servings, and menu ideas. Also
available in Spanish.
Contact: Egg Nutrition Center
1050 17th Street, NW, Suite 560
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-833-8850; Fax: 202-463-0102
Cost: Copies are available free of charge
Pyramid
Power: The New Shape of Nutrition
Audience: Consumers
Description: This brochure explains new Food Guide
Pyramid. Covers serving sizes, getting nutrition advice, and refers
readers to the Consumer Nutrition Hot Line. Includes a set of two
camera-ready slicks.
Contact: New York State Dietetic Association, Inc.
c/o Mona Boyd Browne, RD
771 West End Ave., ID
New York, NY 10025
Cost: $10, NYSDA members; $15, nonmembers.
USDA's
Food Guide Pyramid Booklet, updated 2000 (5th edition)
Audience: Consumers
and Professionals
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