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 ...

If you grew up in the '90s, you remember the Food Pyramid. It's now outdated, but why hasn't the USDA provided better health ...

The food pyramid was created to show people how to eat a “balanced” diet. At the bottom, it recommended eating 6 to 11 servings of grains each day – like bread, pasta, rice and cereal.