What is "food pyramid"

n. 1 A pyramid shaped diagram in layers, where each layer represents a group of animals that feeds on the layer below. 2 (context US English) Any pyramidal diagram giving advice on how to eat healthy, particularly those widely publicized by the united states government.

n. (ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principle predator at the top; each level preys on the level below

A food pyramid or diet pyramid is a pyramid-shaped diagram representing the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups.

The first food pyramid was published in Sweden in 1974. The food pyramid introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture in the year 1992 was called the "Food Guide Pyramid". It was updated in 2005 and then replaced by MyPlate in 2011.

Food pyramid may refer to:

• Food pyramid (nutrition), one of many pyramid-shaped nutrition guides used around the world
• Food pyramid (food chain), a graphic representation showing the ecological interrelationship between producers and consumers