One thing is certain, the Food Pyramid is an idiot proof guide to help with weight loss and nutrition.

It's amazing how the nutritional world has changed. Some weight loss programs, or diets, tell you to eat mostly carbohydrates. Some say eat only protein and no carbohydrates. Then there are others that say, don't eat anything unless it is raw.

There's Atkins Diet, South Beach, The Rice Diet, The Cookie Diet, Cleansing Diets, and the entire list could go on for about ten more pages.

Whatever happened to the trusty old Food Pyramid? I don't understand why that became unpopular in the first place. Even the Food Pyramid that is most recently supported by the Health Department has been slightly modified from its original version.

The Food Pyramid is the easiest, healthy eating plan. It's balanced, tasty, and even visually oriented for those who are more spatial and visually inclined. It covers all of the necessary categories that should be consumed, and how much of each to consume.

There are a lot of great benefits to the Food Pyramid, including its ability to help people reach their nutritional goals, and the availability of the various foods. This is a very easy diet to understand and follow!

For starters, the functional design of it as a pyramid, visually describes how much of each food category to eat. This is helpful not only to people who are more visually inclined, but it also teaches children from every educational level about proper nutrition.

Young kids can easily learn about good nutrition and healthy eating habits, and we all know that those habits are best formed in the younger years. From the very beginning, the Food Pyramid helps people to understand proper nutrition.

Not only is this program easy to understand and useful in learning about proper nutrition, it can also help people accomplish any weight loss goals they might have. The balanced eating that is inherent in its design can easily help someone achieve a good eating plan if appropriately followed.

If weight loss is what you're after, the Food Pyramid can lead you there. Losing weight isn't rocket science; it just requires that you stick to a balanced diet and exercise.

Most people struggle with their weight these days because they don't have the correct information about proper nutrition, or they have a terrible time with controlling their portion sizes.

If your goal is weight loss, or just a guide to good nutrition, the Food Pyramid is the simplest method to get those results. Of course, this program cannot account for special cases, such as high-performance athletes, children under the age of one, or even people with other health concerns, such as diabetes or anemia.

This is where it might be more beneficial and more appropriate to seek out specific eating programs, or the guidance of a doctor, or nutrition professional. But for a basic, universal understanding of proper nutrition and appropriate portion sizes, the Food Pyramid is an excellent foundation from which to develop good eating habits and a healthy lifestyle. It worked before and there's no medical reason why it isn't a safe, easy, and good option now.