New symbol of good nutrition is dinner plate. June 2, 2011— -- The food pyramid that represented a healthy diet for almost 20 years now gives way to a food plate, the U.S. Department of ...

Federal officials are replacing the food pyramid with a full plate — and while experts say that the new approach is an imperfect solution, it’s a vast improvement on the much-maligned My Pyramid.

Now the pyramid of decreasing values of food ascending to the top is now replaced with a colorful plate to give a better description of what a typical plate at a meal should look like. The MyPlate ...

NCI officials offered the image to USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services as a replacement for the original food pyramid. The two agencies said no to the plate. "The mantra at USDA ...

First Lady Michelle Obama today unveiled the USDA's update on America's visual nutrition guide, replacing the familiar - and much maligned - pyramid with a plate. The food pyramid has been around ...

E-mail your questions to [email protected], with "Marion Nestle" in the subject line. A: The Department of Agriculture's plate may look ... released a food guide Pyramid in 1991, withdrew ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Remember the food pyramid? Well, it's history. Welcome "the plate." The First Lady, Surgeon General and the Agriculture Secretary unveiled the government's new tool to help ...

"The [new pyramid] required consumers to go online in order to maximize effectiveness of the food guide." If the new symbol is indeed a plate, nutritionists believe there should be lots of fruits ...

The USDA Thursday unveiled a new tool to help Americans eat better: Instead of the Food Guide Pyramid, Americans now have "My Plate," a simpler illustration designed to help consumers choose ...

Federal officials are replacing the food pyramid with a full plate — and while experts say that the new approach is an imperfect solution, it’s a vast improvement on the much-maligned My Pyramid.