The Food Pyramid
and Your Sports Nutrition Plan

The food pyramid is one resource to turn to when considering your sports nutrition plan. There are many food pyramids available to the public today which provide an accurate description of good nutrition. You just have to find the one that's right for you!

MyPyramid.gov has replaced the outdated food pyramid. To keep a sports nutrition plan simple, you can adapt standard guidelines. The food groups are basically the same, but some numbers and nutrition concepts have been revised by the USDA. There are also food pyramids developed by other countries or organizations which give us another way to look at nutrition. Two of these that can be helpful for sports nutrition are the Swiss Food Pyramid for Athletes and the Mediterranean Pyramid. Learn more about the Swiss Food Pyramid for athletes. More to come about the Mediterranean one soon!