Nutrition Healing Food Pyramid

The University of Michigan Intergrative Medicine Clinical Services has recently released (2005) its new 'Healing Foods Pyramid" which emphasises foods known to have healing benefits or to contain essential nutrients, plant based choices, variety and balance, support of a healthful environment and midful eating.

At the base is the 'foundation of water (2 or more litres daily)', followed by a rainbow of fruits (2-4 serves a day) and vegetables (>5 serves/day), followed by wholegrains(4-11 servings/day), legumes/soy (2-5 servings/day), healthy fats (3-9 servings/day), low fat dairy (1-3 servings/day), eggs (up to one a day except if have high cholesterol), lean meats (1-3 serves/week), fish and seafood (2-4 servings/week), seasonings such as herbs, spices, onions, garlic (variety daily) and then accompaniments including alcohol (1-2 drinks a daybut no need to start drinking), dark chocolate (up to 200g per week) and tea (2-4 cups daily).

The final category remains empty, awaiting the user's addition of food healing to that individual (to be consumed occasionally). Llike the HEC pyramid, it offers daily, weekly and optional choices.

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Last Updated: June 2005