Darlene Edolmo

Nutrition 1
Coach Wright
June 20, 2014
The Difference between Food rou!"
#n the old food grou!, the illu"tration of the !$ramid ha" much more detailed and reali"tic
imager$ than the old !$ramid% The di"!la$ "how" &i&id color" on the !o"ter% The color" are much
brighter and a!!ealing to the e$e% The color" nicel$ "$mboli'e which food grou!" the$ belong in
which can ma(e it ea"ier for !eo!le to remember% # thin( that it i" &er$ con&enient that "ome of
the food grou!" corre"!ond" to their own color% For e)am!le, the &eggie" are labeled with the
color green while oil i" labeled a" $ellow% There are man$ food" that are di"!la$ed a" e)am!le" of
the food grou!% There i" al"o a !hoto of a !er"on climbing u! on "tair"% Thi" "$mboli'e" the
em!ha"i" of a health$ life"t$le which # belie&e i" &er$ wi"e to include%
#n the new food !late that ha" re!laced the old food !$ramid, the di"!la$ loo(" &er$ ba"ic
howe&er it i" much ea"ier to &i"uali'e the !ortion" of food that need" to be on a !er"on*" !late%
+gain, bright color" are u"ed to categori'e the food grou!"% There i" a lac( of food e)am!le" in
contra"t to the old food !$ramid% # belie&e that the !o"ter i" a""uming that e&er$one alread$ (now"
all the food grou!" which i" not &er$ informati&e%
#n com!ari"on, both image" "till contain the "ame food grou!"% ,oth food grou!" "imilarl$
encourage and want !eo!le to eat health$ regardle"" of the difference" between the two%

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