No More MyPyramid

Posted on June 1, 2011

“The 2010 White House Child Obesity Task Force called for simple, actionable advice to equip consumers with information to help them make healthy food choices.

As a result, USDA will be introducing the new food icon to replace the MyPyramid image as the government’s primary food group symbol. It will be an easy-to-understand visual cue to help consumers adopt healthy eating habits consistent with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.”

– USDA Press Release, 5/26/2011

The new food icon will be released tomorrow June 2, 2011 at 10:30am ET. The news conference will stream live here: usda.gov/live.

It will be interesting to see how this new food icon can be beneficial for everyone. Stay tuned for more tomorrow.

For more info, check out this post at Food Politics.