The USDA's trusty, though perhaps confusing, Food Pyramid, was retired today. We've seen many forms of it in the past, with yearly modifications of colors, shapes, foods and portion sizes to answer the question "What should we eat to be healthy?"
So now we acknowledge this question using a dinner plate. The depiction is certainly simpler to look at, where half the plate is fruits and veggies, half is grains and protein (note: protein=not necessarily meat), and a side of dairy.
While the controversy of "What should we eat to be healthy?" is constantly being debated, an agreeable model for keeping weight down and arteries open is the new dinner plate. Now, how the USDA is planning to incorporate exercise onto this plate is another story...
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