June 2, 2011 -- A colorful four-part plate, with a side dish of dairy, has replaced the 19-year-old food pyramid as the icon of the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines. WebMD News Archive The new icon, called "My Plate," is split into four sections -- red for a year of extraordinary debate (recounted in my book Food Politics), the USDA released its highly controversial Food Guide Pyramid. Why was it controversial? The food industry objected that the Pyramid make it look as if you were supposed to eat A growing body of evidence is pointing to the idea that the national food pyramid has contributed to epidemics of obesity and diabetes, and now experts say that a new version currently in the works should reflect a low carb diet. The current Dietary For the first time since it introduced the Food Guide Pyramid in 1992, the federal government yesterday unveiled a makeover of this well-known icon that emphasizes eating a variety of food, including healthful fat, and underscores the importance of I can understand the “slight” to our official state snack food. In the South Carolina food pyramid, boiled peanuts are right up there with grits and hash: Foods you can eat with no teeth. But the question is: Why would we expect Hollywood to understand Everyone knows what the Food Guide Pyramid looks like. We’ve seen it in pretty much every elementary class growing up, and it’s been ingrained in our brains: breads at the bottom, veggies and fruits next up, dairies and meats after that, and that .
So long, pyramid. Welcome, MyPlate! First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled on Thursday the government’s new symbol for healthy eating, a colorful plate divided into the basic food groups, which will officially replace the well-recognized but perplexing food WASHINGTON (AP) - There's a new U.S. symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled "My Plate" on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many Americans but merely confused others. The new guide is divided into four slightly Photo Credit Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images The food pyramid is the federal government's representation of a healthy diet. In 2005, the USDA changed the 1992 pyramid in an attempt to better educate Americans on how to eat healthy, notes KidsHealth.org. AFTER years of fad diets leaving people exhausted and confused, Nutrition Australia hopes the humble food pyramid — a jazzed up version 2.0 — can clarify just exactly what, and how much of it, we should be eating. The new pyramid — which is due for .
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