Crumbling, confusing Food Pyramid replaced by a Plate - Harvard Health Publications

Links shared publicly online about this topic.

245
total visits

Crumbling, confusing Food Pyramid replaced by a Plate - Harvard Health Publications

With much fanfare, the USDA launched MyPlate, a replacement for the outdated and much-maligned Food Pyramid. The colorful quarters of the plate--green for vegetables, red for fruits, orange for grains, and purple for protein--are aimed at nudging Americans away from meals dominated by meat and starch and towards meals made up mostly of plant-based foods. It offers information on portion sizes and sends the message that a balanced meal should be at least half vegetables and fruits. But it ignores

View full resource at health.harvard.edu

Tags: Diet and Nutrition, Healthy Living, USDA