Sentences with phrase «old food pyramid»

Choose My Plate.gov The My Plate has replaced the old food pyramid as the visual reference for healthy eating is the US.

The biggest problem with the old food pyramid though was that too many people just didn't follow its recommendations.

Many people blame the old food pyramid for the current epidemic of adult and childhood obesity and were looking forward to a revision of the food pyramid by the United States Department of Agriculture.

So where the old food pyramid recommended six to eleven servings in the Bread Group, most people thought that they could eat up to eleven servings as part of a healthy diet.

Although the old food pyramid seemed simple, many people misunderstood the ranges in servings for each food group.

Also, the old food pyramid didn't do enough to educate people about the importance of whole grains.

Stacked with «servings» regarding protein and fruits, the old food pyramid never really had much to offer children in terms of understanding portions.

What about the older food pyramid version with the starches on the bottom?

That old Food Pyramid (which gave King Tut Heart Disease) certainly was outdated and all of us dumb people lacking in government credentials couldn't really figure out that you were just telling us to eat lots of carbs, some fruits and veggies and very little meat, fats, oils and sweets.

MyPlate is an icon created by the USDA to replace the old food pyramid.

The newest revelation is MyPlate, a nutritional icon announced by the USDA and Michelle Obama on June 2 that also replaces the decades - old food pyramid, MyPyramid, described as «too complex to serve as a quick and easy guide.»

The Crowd: «I used to eat my recommended 6 - 11 servings of grains per day according to the old food pyramid (thanks FDA!)

The old food pyramid has got it kind of right.