Nor does MyPlate acknowledge that vegetables, grains and dairy foods also contain protein, Nestle added. MyPlate replaced the USDA’s food pyramid, which was in use from 1992 to 2011.

WASHINGTON -- The government is looking at replacing the Food Guide Pyramid it uses to guide Americans' eating habits, hoping to find something that will motivate people better to turn to ...

Students at Dallas Elementary School enjoy learning about and sampling a variety of fruits and vegetables during a program focusing on the food guide pyramid. From left, first row, are Anne Yanik ...

US agriculture secretary Mike Johanns has unveiled ‘MyPyramid,’ a new symbol and interactive food guidance system, designed the replace the Food Guide Pyramid introduced in 1992 as part of the ...

2004-07-13 04:00:00 PDT Washington-- The Department of Agriculture announced plans Monday to revisit the Food Guide Pyramid, an icon that was developed to help Americans use dietary guidelines to ...

It's time for the federal government and the public health woks who created it to admit that the Food Guide Pyramid should be chucked because it's too complicated for most people to understand.

No country in the world has a more bountiful food supply than the United States. But a lush supply of food does not necessarily mean good nutrition. Under the auspices of the Economic Research ...

Peak nutrition. The familiar food guide pyramid, introduced in 1992, is under scrutiny by experts who are asking if the basic shape should stay the same, be remodeled or scrapped altogether.

The pyramid advises which food groups to eat and offers estimates of how many servings people should have. Bread, cereal, rice and pasta form the base, at six to 11 servings daily.

FILE – A sample plate of the food icon MyPlate, is unveiled at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) ...