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 guide ...

WASHINGTON -- 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 ...

WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department unveiled a new symbol for healthy eating Thursday, abandoning a food pyramid that has guided some Americans’ food choices while confusing others. The new guide ...

America’s widely recognized food pyramid is being replaced by a simpler, more relevant nutritional symbol: a plate. First Lady Michelle Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General ...

The new circular icon is divided into four sections -- fruits, vegetables, grains and protein. Off to the side, a smaller circle represents dairy. The message is simple: Make half your plate fruit and ...

The USDA has released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Allison Miner, food systems expert, discusses key updates and visual representations. Today’s inverted food pyramid is supposed to ...

Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answers readers' questions in this monthly column written exclusively for The Chronicle. E-mail your questions to food@sfchronicle.com, with "Marion ...

The United States Department of Agriculture has finally retired its complicated, weird-looking nutrition pyramid in favor of a plate-shaped diagram called MyPlate meant to simplify the message: Make ...

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WASHINGTON - 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 ...