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 ...

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 ...

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“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, ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled its new healthy eating symbol, "My Plate," which aims to show that nutrition can be simple. The new "My Plate" healthy eating icon — a very ...

Fruits and vegetables have some differences, including their cooking uses and how they're defined as plants. They are both ...

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 ...

The average American diet comes close to matching up with the USDA’s MyPlate icon just 2% of the time, according to a new report from the NPD Group. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released ...