The Food Pyramid was officially introduced in 1992 by the USDA. The original version, the one you most likely remember (mostly because it was plastered everywhere), listed foods as follows: Grains ...

There’s a soul food pyramid, with collard greens in the veggies and chitterlings in the peak. ... But none have been as rigorously number-crunched as the USDA’s original.

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 ...

Every five years, the United States Drug Administration (USDA) collaborates with the Department of Health and Human Services ...

The USDA's food pyramid, redesigned several years ago to make it easier to use and to reflect more- ... The original food pyramid was released in 1992. ON THE NET. USDA's food pyramid: ...

Cereal box readers likely recognize the Food Guide Pyramid, a graphic designed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as an easy-to-follow guide to healthy eating. The pyramid's designers thought ...

When the original food pyramid was being developed, the typical American got about 40 percent of his or her calories from fat, about 15 percent from protein and about 45 percent from carbohydrates.

If you're thinking to yourself that the Food Pyramid has surely been around longer than that, you're right. MyPyramid is simply the latest version, which replaced the original USDA Food Guide ...

On May 26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will be releasing a new "food icon" to replace the foodless and useless 2005 MyPyramid, shown above. The USDA's press announcement ...