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.

It's a pretty safe bet that not many people will mourn the demise of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food pyramid — the 20-year-old symbol of the department's dietary guidelines — when it ...

The food pyramid has been the US Department of Agriculture's guide to healthy eating since it was introduced in 1992. As obesity has become a bigger problem in America, the USDA felt it was time ...

Finally we have a new food pyramid. Hip, hip, hooray was the cry of many a nutritional professional on Monday with the release of a new food pyramid after more than 15 years. Traditionally the ...

The campaign centers around a modern day food pyramid, which is based on the country's most recent nutritional guidelines. And guess what? It's a whole lot more innovative than the American ...