| Are we going on a low carb diet? What does our low | | | | For example, most fruits have the caloric density of |
| carb food pyramid look like? Do we know how the | | | | 0.59 to 6.00; brown rice has the caloric density of 1.2 |
| pyramids of our diets should look like? We can use the | | | | and bacon has the caloric density of 5.56 - we are |
| basic food pyramid to answer the questions. | | | | recommended to eat fruits and brown rice and to |
| It gives us basic information about recommended | | | | avoid bacon due to its high caloric density. |
| foods - we are recommended to eat foods that | | | | The low carb food pyramid is divided into four parts: |
| categorized at the base of the pyramid the most, and | | | | the lowest part consists of low starch vegetables, |
| the foods at the highest part of the pyramid the least. | | | | chickens, fish, seafood, meat, pork, eggs, and |
| It can help us to make right dietary choices. If we are | | | | mono-unsaturated fats. |
| not low carbohydrate dieters; we, of course, can still | | | | We are recommended to eat them the most. The |
| take advantage of the basic pyramid concept. | | | | higher part of the pyramid consists of cheese, plain |
| Besides, the pyramid is not only for adult dietary | | | | yogurt, nuts, and polyunsaturated fats - which we are |
| choices but also suitable for children dietary choices. | | | | recommended to eat this kind of foods less. |
| What does our food pyramid ideally look like? We | | | | The other higher part that we are recommended to |
| have a lot of choices of diets and low carb diets. If we | | | | eat less consists of berries, legumes, and low glycemic. |
| are low carb dieters, are we following the Okinawa | | | | The highest part of the pyramid consists of potatoes, |
| Diet Plan? It is one of the most popular choices of low | | | | pasta, rice, sweets, grains, starches, and bread, which |
| carb diet plans. It presents low-glycemic index good | | | | these also we are recommended to eat the foods the |
| carbs, beneficial proteins and healthy fats. It counts | | | | least. |
| caloric densities. | | | | |