English-French translations for food pyramid

• pyramide alimentaire

Definition of food pyramid

• A pyramid-shaped diagram in layers, where each layer represents a group of animals that feeds on the layer below
• Any pyramidal diagram giving advice on how to eat healthily, particularly those widely publicized by the United States government

Examples

• The teacher reminded us to always start the food pyramid with the plants on the bottom.
• The food pyramid surprised me by showing that we should eat lots of cheese.

Related words

• food
• foodstuff
• seafood
• dogfood
• foodstuffs
• foodie
• agri-food
• superfood
• foodless
• foodshed