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The Food Guide Pyramid is a general guide that lets you choose a healthy diet that is rigfh for you. Eat a variety of foods to get the nutrients you need. Most calories should come from foods in the three lower sections of the pyramid.

What are 'good' carbs?

The simple answer to this question is: good carbs are unprocessed carbohydrates in their 'natural' state - or very close to their natural state. In other words they have been minimally altered. Most diet experts agree that green vegetables are the 'ultimate' good carbs. In fact, pretty much all fresh vegetables and fruits fit into this category. Try http://www.goodcarbs.org for more information.

Recent guidelines suggest most adults consume 5-9 servings of fresh vegetables and fruit each day. Do you know many servings you need? Take this test.