food pyramid

noun

1

: an ecological hierarchy of food relationships in which a chief predator is at the top, each level preys on the next lower level, and usually green plants are at the bottom

2

: a pyramid-shaped depiction of recommended daily servings for different food groups (such as vegetables, grains, dairy products, and meats)

Examples of food pyramid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These ships also risk causing turbidity, making the water opaque by stirring up the seafloor, and thereby harming the balance of species and food pyramid. —Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Hailey Bieber never stops mining the food pyramid for fresh beauty inspiration. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2025

Laws were passed to improve the nutritional quality of school lunches; informational campaigns such as the food pyramid and the requirement for clear nutritional labelling were introduced. —Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025

Mayo Clinic diet Designed by Mayo Clinic, this 12-week diet program follows a food pyramid with an emphasis on fruits, vegetables and whole grains, most of which have low calorie density, according to U.S. News. —Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

food pyramid

noun

: a series of levels of ecological food relationships arranged by levels in which a chief predator is at the top, each level preys on the next lower level, and green plants are usually at the bottom