Here’s a pyramid scheme to confuse even the savviest ingester. The federal government has dumped its one-size-fits-all food pyramid in favor of a mind-boggling new system: a dozen rainbow-colored ...

In the "MyPyramid Blast Off" game, kids load a rocket ship with the right combination of healthy foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lowfat or fat-free milk and lean meat. Load up with the wrong ...

The food pyramid has been the US Department of Agriculture's guide to healthy eating since it was introduced in 1992. As obesity has become a bigger problem in America, the USDA felt it was time to ...

We were interested to read over the weekend in the Washington Post that the demise of the Department of Agriculture's food pyramid – the government’s visual guide to healthful eating -- might be nigh.

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. At a ...

After decades of the food pyramid, Americans can look to a new model for healthy eating, ‘MyPlate’, the new symbol of proper nutrition from the USDA which was announced Thursday. As Brian Vastag ...