The food pyramid has replaced the four food groups as the basic tool for planning a balanced diet. But how can a pyramid help plan meals? This lively video shows how to put the pyramid into action.

Viewers learn the value of complex carbohydrates and how to "pyramid-ize" meals and foods. They learn how to get enough servings of carbohydrates. As the video dad asks, "Ten servings of grain! What do you think I am? Some kind of horse!"