Here’s a quick quiz: What replaced the food pyramid, the government guide to healthy eating that stood for nearly 20 years? If you’re stumped, you’re not alone. More than a decade after Agriculture ...

Last week, the revamped MyPlate for Older Adults icon was unveiled at a Capitol Hill luncheon featuring healthy foods straight from the plate. As the audience dined on lean fish or poultry, berries, ...

Forget about the food pyramid, the government's standard for healthful eating for two decades. The Obama administration replaced it Thursday with a new icon - a plate half filled with fruits and ...

Goodbye baffling pyramid. Hello MyPlate! We are finally rid of the striped Food Guide Pyramid, replaced by a familiar plate. In June, the USDA unveiled the symbol that should guide our meals: A plate ...

, has replaced the USDA Food Pyramid as the premier guide to more healthful eating. The MyPlate message is designed around the five food groups people should eat every day: fruits, vegetables, grains, ...

While only 12.3% of U.S. adults meet the recommended fruit and vegetable intake, the grains group isn’t one that Americans have trouble getting enough of, MyPlate says. Grains show up in many parts of ...

Half of the plate is devoted to fruits and vegetables, while grains and protein fill the other half. A circle to the side represents dairy. "This is a quick, simple reminder for all of us to be more ...

It’s helpful. It’s unnecessary. Here’s a closer look at what’s included in the USDA’s food groups included in the new MyPlate healthy eating icon — fruits, vegetables, protein, grains and dairy.

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Here’s a quick quiz: What replaced the food pyramid, the government guide to healthy eating that stood for nearly 20 years? If you’re stumped, you’re not alone. More than a decade after Agriculture ...