Is the diabetes food pyramid any different from the USDA food pyramid?
The United States of America Department of Agriculture (USDA) have also developed a food pyramid like the diabetic food pyramid. Theirs is a bit different from the diabetic food pyramid because they group foods based on its carbohydrate and protein content instead of their classification as a food. That was a mouthful. ok, back to serious stuff. The serving sizes are a bit different also because they ensure that about the same carbohydrate content is included in each serving. With the USDA food pyramid you will find potatoes and other starchy vegetable like grains, beans in the starchy vegetable group instead of the vegetable group. Cheese is in the meat group instead of the milk group. Are you still with me? The serving sizes are a bit different a serving of pasta or brown rise is 1/3 cup in the diabetic food pyramid and cup in the USDA food pyramid. Their reasoning behind these changes is to make the carbohydrate about the same in all the servings. The Major food groups are: Grains a
