The USDA finally did away with the much-maligned Food Pyramid and replaced it with MyPlate. Many in the food world are calling it progress. It’s certainly a clearer and more concise image and deserves ...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week expanded its new MyPlate campaign for healthier eating by launching a video competition to promote the first message of the movement: make half your plate ...

“When it comes to eating, what’s more simple than a plate?” First Lady Michelle Obama asked this morning at the unveiling of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newest tool for nutritional standards, ...

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Harvard researchers believe USDA's plate leaves out vital information. Sept. 15, 2011— -- Although the United States Department of Agriculture unveiled MyPlate, the replacement for the food ...

The decades-old food pyramid crumbled Thursday when the Department of Agriculture announced that a simple plate would become its new symbol for healthy eating. Divided into four sections representing ...