food pyramid

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The guidelines — the USDA’s CliffsNotes version is now called MyPlate, formerly the food pyramid — are the road map to how the government administers food assistance programs and school lunches.

From Washington Post

And while she can't create a new food pyramid overnight — it's a more complicated process than one would think — she tries to teach people of color how to eat better.

From Salon

Because raptors were at the top of the food pyramid, the fish they preyed on had in turn eaten smaller fish, which had nibbled on plants contaminated by runoff.

From Salon

The microwave was, after all, the key component for meals that promised pre-portioned sections of the food pyramid, calories carefully measured to curb your carb intake but not your hunger.

From Salon

Burgers and fries no longer make up the bottom of his food pyramid, as Bryant transitions his diet.

From Washington Post