WASHINGTON - The government flipped the 13-year-old food pyramid on its side Tuesday, added a staircase for exercise and offered a dozen different models, all aimed at helping Americans trim their ...

The nearly 20-year-old food pyramid will soon give way to a new symbol. Speculation is it will be a dinner plate with sections representing the most important food groups.

Chris Pippenger has the old food pyramid posted on the refrigerator of her Gulfport home. She makes sure her kids drink milk every day and packs granola in their lunch. She couldn't wait to check ...

The USDA replaced the food pyramid with a new nutritional icon called MyPlate. Foodies and nutritionists, from Padma Lakshmi to the South Beach Diet creator, weigh in on the redesign.

Johanns said the 1992 pyramid had “become quite familiar, but few Americans follow the recommendations.” He said that knowledge about nutrition and food consumption patterns has grown ...

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.

The government agrees that the food pyramid wasn't detailed enough. ... And now, the government is about to shake up the old food pyramid. That's already set off a scramble among food producers.

Michelle Obama today unveiled the not-at-all-pie-chart-like MyPlate graphic, which as we mentioned earlier this week replaces the two-decade-old food pyramid. Reactions have been pretty subdued ...

Unlike many Americans, however, the 32-year-old school teacher is trying to get back on track by using a health tool that’s often shunned for flashier fads. ... Getting to know the food pyramid ...

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 ...

Here at what the Brits call Boxing Day, leftovers abound. Turkey and ham, roast beef and tofurkey crowding the fridge. So what better day to address the question of food and its abundance in our ...

The Old Food Pyramid THE USE OF IMAGES to promote dietary advice goes back nearly a century in the U.S. The recommendations embodied in the 1992 pyramid were widely adopted, ...