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The food pyramid is used by many people from all walks of life to find the best foods for a healthy lifestyle. To further help you with your investigation into good foods you can look for food pyramids which detail the different foods that you can eat. One of these pyramids that you will find is that of the vegetarian food pyramid. This pyramid is in many ways different from the vegan food pyramid.
In the vegetarian food pyramid you will find there are four tiers where you can choose the food that you want. The top section will show you salt, sweets, vegetable oils and fats. These items are ones that you should eat sparingly.
In the next tier you will see that this tier is divided into two parts. One part holds low fat or non-fat milks. You will also find cheeses and yoghurts that you can eat to help your keep you healthy. The other part of this tier is the meatless section.
Here you will find meat substitutes, various types of nuts and seeds, and certain types of legumes. With both of these sections you will find you can eat in moderate amounts. The general serving portions for this section can be seen as 2 to 3 servings.
Below this section in the vegetarian food pyramid you will find fruits and vegetables that you can eat. As with the top section this part is also divided into 2 parts. The serving portion for these sections is between 2 to 5 servings. You can eat generously since these are the main food types that you are eating from this food pyramid.
The vegetables that you can find in one part of this vegetable tier is that of cabbages, carrots, broccoli, pumpkins, corn, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, mushrooms, eggplants and many others. With the fruit section you can eat pineapples, papayas, grapes, oranges, bananas and many others.
At the bottom of the vegetarian food pyramid you will find staples that have the ability of providing you with much needed energy. As with the regular food pyramids you can eat about the same amount of food servings. This portion of the vegetarian food pyramid will allow you to eat between 6 to 11 servings.
With this final tier you will find that you have different cereals, pastas, rice and whole grain bread that you can choose to eat. These foods you can eat as much as you need in order to keep your strength up. By eating the right portions of these foods you can stave off any large scale hunger pangs that will make you eat fast and junk foods.
The different food pyramids are the keys to having a good diet. For a healthy but meatless diet you can choose to use the different foods which can be found in the vegetarian food pyramid.
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