Snack is food eaten between main meals ; it serves different functions in our daily diet . for instance , healthy nutritious snacks can help people with low dietary intake , poor appetite or who are underweight to replenish the deficiency in main meals , and to increase their nutritional intakes 例如对于进食量少胃口欠佳或过轻人士，如在正餐之间加插一些健康而又营养丰富的小食，可以补充正餐进食的不足，有助增加营养吸收。
For those who are too busy to even cut a piece of fruit or make a salad plate , the key is to grasp every opportunity to include fruits and vegetables in your food . for example , choosing vegetable soup instead of cream soup is a very simple but effective way to boost your vegetable intake 若忙得连切水果或做沙律都没有时间的话，就要把握每个机会将蔬果融入你的食物中，例如以菜汤替换忌廉汤，就能简单有效地提升蔬菜进食量。
Any change in food intakes should be noted , eg . , any change in appetite that has led to inappropriate food intakes and a subsequent weight loss or weight gain . if the increase or decrease in food intake has persisted for a few days , the causes of appetite change should be sought 护老者宜了解影响胃口的因素及评估院友的胃口，例如院友在数天内的胃口是否持续地比从前减少或增加等，以免他们因胃口影响进食量，因而引致营养摄取不当和出现营养不良或肥胖。
Although processed soy products e . g . tofu , soy milk , soybean sheet are plant food , they are classified as part of the " protein group " under the food guide pyramid for they are rich in protein and are less dense in vitamins and fibre as compared to fruits and vegetables . they are not counted towards our daily vegetable intake 虽然经处理的大豆类食品（如豆腐、豆浆、腐竹等）属素食，但在健康饮食金字塔里则归类为蛋白质类，因为它们比其他蔬果含较丰富蛋白质及较少维他命和纤维，所以并不应被计算在每日蔬菜进食量中。
2005 the usda made improvements on the food guide pyramid . the new pyramid gives additional indications on the quantity of intake . the most obvious difference is also the addition of a person climbing the stairs on the left - hand side of the pyramid , emphasizing the balance between daily food intake and daily exercise , and suggests the importance of exercise to a healthy body 到2005年，美国农业部把饮食指南金字塔改良，新的金字塔仍以不同的宽度比例来表示所摄取的份量多寡，最显著的不同是在金字塔的左边加入一个正在爬楼梯的人，这个人像所表示的是强调日常进食量必需和平常的运动量取得平衡，并暗示运动的重要性。
" by eating a variety of grains , vegetables , fruits , meat and dairy products in moderate amount . fruits and tang yuan without filling are low fat seasonal food but indulgence is still not advised because they are high in carbohydrate which can raise blood sugar level and can be deposited as body fat leading to obesity 水果和没有馅料的汤圆是较低脂的应节食品，但过量进食亦会使身体吸收过多碳水化合物，易令血糖上升，多余的碳水化合物也会转化为脂肪积聚于体内；因此，肥胖人士及糖尿病患者要控制进食量。
