Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Food Guide Pyramid

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Pyramids…

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Great Pyramid of Giza

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY The Bent Pyramid

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Cheop’s Great Pyramid

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Great Pyramid Facts Ancient Memphis in Cairo, Egypt The Great Pyramid was built by the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) It took 20 years to build Contains 2 million blocks of stone that weigh 2 tons or 4,000 pounds each It was the tallest structure on earth for 43 centuries until it was surpassed in the 19 th century by modern advances

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY The Red Pyramid

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY The Step-Pyramid At Saqqarah

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Take a look at the pyramid and its different parts… What is the difference between fat and sugar? Are they the same or different? SUGAR FAT

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Name a few foods that come from the grains group Sugary foods are also found here like… candycookies browniessoda Are these things bad to eat?

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Of course not! Should we eat them everyday? Remember… Goldilocks and Friends Just Right!

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Mom and baby take a rest on the ice. How do they keep warm?

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Some animals need to eat fat to keep warm during the winter. Others live where it is cold all year long. This is how they survive on cold days.

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Seals need to find fish and build-up fat for the winter.

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY People need to eat enough to stay warm too! (like a winter coat) Eating fat in a Just Right amount will help us stay healthy. Our brains needs fat to help us think Our skin needs fat or it will dry out (it is sort of like lotion)

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Food doesn’t taste very good without the Just Right amount of fat …could you imagine eating pancakes without butter? …or salad without dressing?

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY Now…lets use the Food Guide Pyramid to test how much we know about the food groups

Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR © 2006 Program ENERGY For more information, please contact us at: Phone: URL: Program ENERGY is funded by a Science Education Partnership Award from the National Center for Research Resources/National Institutes of Health in partnership with the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at Colorado State University