Learn which ones should be part of your pregnancy diet. Think of a pyramid. The items at the wider bottom would suggest foods you should eat more frequently and those at the top less frequently.

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.

(Don't they suggest eating, like, 42 servings a day? I mean, come on, USDA.) Instead, my own Food Pyramid has a distinct shape – and flavor – all its own. For starters, it's more of a Food ...

Why does the food pyramid include so many carbohydrates? How have recommendations changed over time? — Denise, Park City, Utah I am an ‘80s baby, so when I think of nutritional guidelines my ...

Forget about the food pyramid, the government's standard for ... It's very difficult." The My Plate logo comes more than four months after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released new dietary ...

Despite two incarnations (1992 and 2005), the food pyramid was almost universally disliked by nutritionists and other health officials for being flawed and misleading. “My Plate” has received ...

"My Plate" — a simple circle divided into quadrants that contain fruits, vegetables, protein and grains — will replace USDA's food pyramid, which has been around in various forms since 1992.

MyPlate replaced the food pyramid. It comes from the U.S. government as a way to picture what to put on your plate. The beauty of MyPlate is in using a plate icon to "measure" the relative portion ...

Having strange food ... during pregnancy. It is generally classified as an eating disorder if one eats non-food items for more than one month. I was craving dirt and clay ... I'm on my third ...

But it appears the 'My Pyramid' was a chore for consumers to understand - consumers who seemingly did not get the concept that the foods at the higher, narrower end of the triangle are those that ...

Today the U.S.D.A. announced that they’ve killed off the dietary guidelines outlined by previous food pyramids released ... the need for the tool, “My Pyramid was simply too complex ...

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — There’s a new U.S. symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled “My Plate” on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many ...