A Listing of Ethnic, Cultural and Special Food Pyramids

Various ethnicities and cultures eat a much different diet and cuisine than we do here in the US. Food availability, cultural beliefs, tradition and genetics lead to varying nutritional needs and one food guide pyramid cannot accurately represent everyone’s diet guidelines. 

Many countries around the world have developed their own food guidelines in various forms similar to the US food pyramid. There are also pyramids and food guidelines for special groups such as children and the elderly. Activity pyramids represent the type and amount of physical activity needed to stay healthy. You’ll find all of these areas covered here.

Standard
• USDA: Inside the current US food pyramid
• CNPP: Original food pyramid
• BWH: Comparison of the US food guide pyramid and other food guides

Ethnic/Cultural
• American Dietetic Association: Comparison of international food guides
• EUFIC: European dietary guidelines
• Asian: The Asian food pyramid
• Latin: The Latin American food pyramid
• Mediterranean: The Mediterranean food pyramid
• Native American: The Native American food pyramid
• Spanish: The USDA food pyramid in Spanish
• Arabic: The Arabic food pyramid
• Chinese: The Chinese food pyramid
• Cuban: The Cuban food pyramid
• Indian: The Indian food pyramid by region
• Mexican: The Mexican food pyramid
• Portuguese: The Portuguese food pyramid
• Russian: The Russian food pyramid
• Thai: The Thai food pyramid
• Japanese: The Japanese food guide spinning top
• Singapore: The Singapore food pyramid
• Canadian: The Canadian food guidelines

Special
• USDA: Inside the pyramid-what is physical activity?
• Keep Kids Healthy: Kid's food guide pyramid
• Penn State: Preschooler's activity pyramid
• University of Missouri: Nutrition and cancer food guide pyramid
• Elderly Nursing: Elderly diet
• Dietitians.ca: Food guide for North American vegetarians
• VDH: Interactive food pyramid tracker for ages 7-10
• Teen’s Health: The food guide pyramid for teens