BALANCE AND MODERATION should be the guiding theme in any wellness and weight management program. DECONSTRUCTING THE FOOD PYRAMID, addresses the valuation of the different food groups according to their nutritional and caloric contributions, and presents a serious consideration of physiologic, social and economic factors in connection with our present day concerns with obesity as a world-wide epidemic. Realization of goals and expectations, need to align with individual characteristics. There is always an alternative approach to achieve such balance and moderation by making the better choices.