What the food pyramid and MyPlate did for better nutrition—providing an iconic, at-a-glance guide to what to eat—experts have now done with sustainable eating. Enter the Double Health and Climate ...
Cereal box readers likely recognize the Food Guide Pyramid, a graphic designed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as an easy-to-follow guide to healthy eating. The pyramid's designers thought ...
The new pyramid will bring Tufts' food pyramid for aging adults in line with food guide pyramids released for the general population by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2005. Along with the 2005 ...
On Feb. 19, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee released its scientific report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture. The report, which recommends ways ...
We're all familiar with the food pyramid, the federal government's pictorial guide for nutritional health that showcases the four major food groups in order of importance and proportion. Recently, the ...
Hi, it’s Kristen in New York. This week, a reader wonders what’s up with the food pyramid. But before we get to that... Why does the food pyramid include so many carbohydrates? How have ...
Here’s a quick quiz: What took the place of 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 ...
Whatever you do, don't call it a pie chart. The Obama administration is about to ditch the food pyramid, that symbol of healthy eating for the past two decades. In its place officials are dishing up a ...
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On Nutrition: Serving Sizes Cause Confusion

It can be unclear when checking serving sizes on labels and those used to make recommendations, such as the USDA food pyramid. DEAR J.L.: Food serving sizes on the food pyramid and Nutrition Facts ...
A Jan. 15 Food article should have described olive oil and canola oil as high in mono-unsaturated fats. (Published 1/16/03) uppose you started the year determined to eat more healthfully but ...