food pyramid

== English == === Etymology === So called from its pyramid shape. === Noun === food pyramid (plural food pyramids) A pyramid-shaped diagram in layers, where each layer represents a group of animals that feeds on the layer below. (nutrition, US) Any pyramidal diagram giving advice on how to eat healthily, particularly those widely publicized by the United States government. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === ecological pyramid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia food pyramid (nutrition) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia https://web.archive.org/web/20070726014831/http://www.mypyramid.gov/ gives information on the current US food pyramid