Low-fat cheese, fresh vegetables, and a minimum of fatty meat toppings make pizza a perfectly healthy menu choice. By integrating the greatest variety of ethnic foods with the healthiest means of preparation, we can enjoy the best of all possible worlds. What We Eat in America measures the kinds and amounts of food eaten by Americans. This book is designed to help nutrition health professionals work effectively with members of different ethnic groups in a culturally sensitive manner. In response to international studies on diet and nutrition, coupled with increasing diversity in the American population, several new ethnic food pyramids have been created.
Work is currently underway on an African-American pyramid, as well.
Joanie Stewart is a freelance medical writer based in Sarasota, Florida. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center .