Blog #6 Which level of a food pyramid is the most important? Support your answer

Blog #6 Which level of a food pyramid is the most important? Support your answer

The most important level of a food pyramid is the bread, cereal, rice and pasta group, or it can be called the grain group. One of the reasons why is because more servings of the grain group are needed for your daily life. Every person should eat six to eleven servings of grain per day whereas the other groups are mostly three to five servings per day stating that the grain group is the most important meal of each day when you eat foods.

The grain group can be eaten anytime of the day such as cereal, rice, or bread. However, fruits are most likely not wanted to be eaten for breakfast because a stomach ache may happen.

The grain group helps fuels up your energy faster and faster for your body. It also has provides many benificial for health; it helps your body to reduce the risk of heart disease and your cholesterol if you have any. It also helps you with the weight management and reducing the incidence of constipation. Because grains are rich in fiber, it can prevent diarrhea and help you live a longer life. Eating grain foods or fiber can help you loose weight because it stays in your stomach for a longer amount of time than other foods, it is also lower in calories and fat, and it also causes you to chew more, which makes you end up eating slower.

Another reason is because grain foods can contain other good kinds of food groups. When you get a grain food, it could have some fruits, vegetables, or even dairy inside. For instance, if you eat cereal, you can add milk and bananas; therefore, having three types of servings from your food pyramid group already. Even schools mostly sell grain foods for lunch such as rice, sandwich, etc as the main food.