The food pyramid that represented a healthy diet for almost 20 years now gives way to a food plate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today. First lady Michelle Obama, Surgeon General ...

Circular, with four colorful divisions to represent the four main food groups, the new plate looks just like a pie chart — a description experts shun because, well, pie isn’t good for you.

Will changing the shape of food guidelines get Americans in better shape? The Obama administration hopes so. Today, they unveiled a replacement for the food pyramid -- and this time they are using ...

The Obama administration is about to ditch the food pyramid, and in its place officials are dishing up a, plate-shaped symbol, which is meant to give consumers a fast, simple reminder of the ...

It does attempt to breakdown the food by category, but it does so using a plate graphic lacking any quantifiable data to latch onto.

Step aside, pyramid. Make way for the plate. The USDA is unveiling its new and improved nutrition guidelines graphic. Its designed to help consumers better visualize what it means to eat healthier.

A sample plate of the new food icon My Plat, is unveiled at the Agriculture Department in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2011. The new food icon replaced the food pyramid icon.

PICTURES - Bye-bye pyramid, hello plate: Timeline of food guidelines The food pyramid has been around since 1992, but nutrition experts don't seem to be mourning its demise.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Remember the food pyramid? Well, it's history. Welcome "the plate." The First Lady, Surgeon General and the Agriculture Secretary unveiled the government's new tool to help ...

The nearly 20-year-old food pyramid will soon give way to a new symbol. Speculation is it will be a dinner plate with sections representing the most important food groups.

When moving from the food pyramid, the USDA made fruits and vegetables half of the new MyPlate guide which represents the amounts of the four food groups each meal should contain.