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 ...
From step count to hydration, there are several popular health goals we’ve been told to achieve. Read more about these 5 ...
Every five years, the United States Drug Administration (USDA) collaborates with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 1992, these ...
Federal officials revealed a new icon Thursday to replace the food pyramid as a tool for teaching Americans about proper nutrition. The new symbol, dubbed MyPlate, is a dinner plate divided into food ...
Does anyone remember the infamous “food pyramid” that introduced us to the recommended nutrition needed to maintain a healthy diet by the U.S. Department of Agriculture? With the advent of summer upon ...
The familiar Food Guide Pyramid just got an overhaul in the form of a plate. The old pyramid format, while pretty and colorful, was confusing with its jumble of food groups. The USDA recently ...
Last week, on Thursday morning, MyPlate arrived on the table, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) official pie chart resembling replacement icon to the food pyramid you might be ...
A coalition of food companies and agricultural groups, including Kraft Heinz, Conagra Brands and PepsiCo, have been pushing to establish a single national standard for rules around labeling and which ...
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Health secretary signals openness to uniform ingredient rules that could streamline compliance for agricultural producers.
The government’s new food pyramid is finally headed to supermarkets after two years of being confined largely to the Internet. The triangle-shaped guide for healthy eating will be promoted in 2,000 ...