The Latin American Diet Pyramid is third in the series of traditional diet pyramids developed by Oldways. It was originally released at the Latin American Diet Conference in El Paso, Texas in 1996.

This Latin American Diet Pyramid illustrates for today’s consumers how to eat the healthy and traditional Latin American Diet. It is an educational guide which promotes a diet of richly flavorful, affordable, and easy-to-prepare foods, and reflects the great range of culinary traditions, foods, and flavors of this vast area.

Variations of the Latin American diet have traditionally existed in the parts of Latin America where maize (corn), potatoes, peanuts, and beans are grown, including modern-day Mexico, and the other countries in Central and South America. This eating pattern is a blend of the broad traditional diets of three cultures: the indigenous people (Aztecs, Incas, and Maya, and other Native Americans); the Spanish, who arrived in the 1500s; and the Africans, who originally came as slaves.

Some Common and Uncommon Foods and Flavors of Latin American Diet Pyramid 
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In September 2009, Oldways released the redesigned Latin American Diet Pyramid, illustrated by artist George Middleton. Like the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid, this pyramid emphasizes eating more fruits and vegetables, eating fish at least two times per week, enjoying meals with family and friends, and engaging physical activity every day. For extensive information on how you can follow the Latin American Diet Pyramid, please visit our Latino Nutrition Coalition website.

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Oldways welcomes requests for use of its Mediterranean, Vegetarian, Asian and Latin American Diet Pyramids,  EATWISE®, as well as other copyrighted material in publications, on packaging material and on websites.

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