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The food pyramid is defined as a graphic intended to illustrate the principles of good nutrition with fruits and vegetables on the bottom representing the bulk of a healthy diet and fats and oils at the top.
(noun)An example of a food pyramid is a graphic used to illustrate good eating habits.
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See food pyramid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
a pyramid-shaped representation of the food chain with many food-producing organisms, esp. green plants, at the base and decreasing numbers of food-consuming organisms, esp. animals, at each higher level
See food pyramid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A graphic representation of the structure of a food chain, depicted as a pyramid having a broad base formed by producers and tapering to a point formed by end consumers. Between successive levels, total biomass decreases as energy is lost from the system.
- A diagrammatic representation of recommended portions of basic food groups. Also called diet pyramid.
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