Aim for Fitness recommends that you aim for a healthy weight and be physically active each day. It encourages you to manage your weight, which includes making long-term commitments to healthy eating, choosing sensible portion sizes and participating in regular physical activity beyond weight maintenance. Build a healthy base encourages you to build a healthy base for eating. Choose a variety of grains daily, especially whole grains. Choose a variety of fruits and vegetable daily.
Different foods contain different nutrients and other healthful substances.
The Food Guide Pyramid advocates basing daily food choices on grains, fruits and vegetables. To this strong foundation, add moderate amounts of low-fat foods from the dairy group and the meat and beans groups. Enjoy fats, oils and sweets occasionally. The new guideline, keep food safe to eat, stresses keeping foods free from disease-causing microorganisms. Consumers share the responsibility with producers and processors in meeting these guidelines.