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 ...

You know this pyramid -- it replaced the old chart depicting the four basic food groups. Developed by the Department of Agriculture, the Food Guide Pyramid suggests optimal daily servings of bread, ...

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 ...

We're all familiar with the food pyramid, the federal government's pictorial guide for nutritional health that showcases the four major food groups in order of importance and proportion. Recently, the ...

Here’s a quick quiz: What took the place of the food pyramid, the government guide to healthy eating that stood for nearly 20 years? If you’re stumped, you’re not alone. More than a decade after ...

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The Agriculture Department says "My Plate," its new healthy eating symbol, aims to show that nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. "My Plate" — a simple circle divided into quadrants that contain ...

Most of us know Lucky Charms are magically delicious. But did the federal government say the breakfast cereal is healthier than steak? Some people on social media claim a new federal food pyramid says ...

The image shared by Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan is not a food pyramid, which was a government guide on healthy eating. The image shows data from a food healthfulness system that ranked Lucky Charms ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Here’s a quick quiz: What took the place of ...