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 ...

Lynchburg, VA - It's a shape that for years was a guide to healthy eating, but now the food pyramid is being retired. The Department of Agriculture used the symbol for almost 20 years, but health ...

Every five years, the United States Drug Administration (USDA) collaborates with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 1992, these ...

The Agriculture Department says "My Plate," its new healthy eating symbol, aims to show that nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. "My Plate" — a simple circle divided into quadrants that contain ...

Unsatisfied with the old Food Pyramid (above), the daily intake guide that food producers created, our health conscious First Lady Michelle Obama and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have launched a ...

KAILUA (HawaiiNewsNow) - From pyramid to plate. The government is tossing out the old food pyramid model that's been around for two decades. Now, it's pushing the food "plate" model - and some simple ...

The familiar Food Guide Pyramid just got an overhaul in the form of a plate. The old pyramid format, while pretty and colorful, was confusing with its jumble of food groups. The USDA recently ...

Cakes, cookies, donuts, sodas, pizza, ice cream, and sausage. Now that I have your (quasi-erotic) attention, put down the caramelized bacon. Look, the government has come out with shocking news. Those ...

After almost 20 years, the food pyramid has been relinquished. Instead, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released on Thursday its new version of the food pyramid with MyPlate, a visual tool based on ...

The Agriculture Department says "My Plate," its new healthy eating symbol, aims to show that nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. "My Plate" — a simple circle divided into quadrants that contain ...