food pyramid
noun
1
: an ecological hierarchy of food relationships in which a chief predator is at the top, each level preys on the next lower level, and usually green plants are at the bottom
2
: a pyramid-shaped depiction of recommended daily servings for different food groups (such as vegetables, grains, dairy products, and meats)
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Whole milk is also at the top of the new food pyramid.
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Brittany Luse, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
This will by no means fit into any version of a food pyramid, but my dream dinner involves a bucket of cheese popcorn and a glass of crisp white wine.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Kennedy is focusing on the administration’s new protein-forward food pyramid as opposed to vaccine talk, and border czar Tom Homan is at least as visible as Noem in immigration enforcement these days.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The new food pyramid has turned things upside down.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
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Brittany Luse, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
This will by no means fit into any version of a food pyramid, but my dream dinner involves a bucket of cheese popcorn and a glass of crisp white wine.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Kennedy is focusing on the administration’s new protein-forward food pyramid as opposed to vaccine talk, and border czar Tom Homan is at least as visible as Noem in immigration enforcement these days.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The new food pyramid has turned things upside down.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for food pyramid
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