WASHINGTON, June 2, 2011 - First Lady Michelle Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin today unveiled the federal government's new food icon, MyPlate, to serve as ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture kicks off a month-long celebration marking 10 years since the introduction of the MyPlate nutrition guidance symbol, which helps consumers make healthy food choices.

Do you like the updated, radically different shape of the food pyramid? If you do, you aren't alone. Overall, the new Myplate icon appears to have received very positive reviews across the county.

MyPlate makes healthy eating simple by showing how to balance fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy in every meal. It’s an easy visual tool backed by the USDA Dietary Guidelines, adaptable to ...

On July 27, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the launch of its first ever Alexa skill, a digital tool for parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers ages 4 to 24 months. Families who ...

WASHINGTON -- There's a new U.S. symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled "MyPlate" on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many Americans but merely confused ...

(Reuters Health) - Fewer than one in four U.S. adults follow the agriculture department's "MyPlate" dietary guidelines, but those who do have much healthier eating habits. For the study, researchers ...

Five major media companies will be using the MyPlate icon on healthy recipes It will take the %22guesswork%22 out of finding healthy recipes%2C the first lady says A ...

Remember the Food Guide Pyramid? Did you find it confusing? If so, you're not alone. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognized that the former Food Guide Pyramid was confusing and has come ...

It’s helpful. It’s unnecessary. Here’s a closer look at what’s included in the USDA’s food groups included in the new MyPlate healthy eating icon — fruits, vegetables, protein, grains and dairy.