The small tip of the pyramid shows fats, oils and sweets. These are foods such as salad dressings, cream, butter, margarine, sugars, soft drinks, candies and sweet desserts. These foods provide calories, but few vitamins and minerals. Most people should go easy on foods from this group.

Some fat or sugar symbols are shown in the other food groups. That's to remind you that some foods in these groups can also be high in fat and added sugars, such as cheese or ice cream from the milk group. When choosing foods for a diet, consider the fat and added sugars in your choices from all the food groups, not just fats, oils and sweets from the Pyramid tip.