USDA Food Pyramid Gone: A History Of Food Guides

A History Of The USDA Food Guides

First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Thursday that the nearly twenty-year-old food pyramid would be replaced by a new icon: the food plate.

But did you know that the USDA has been making nutrition recommendations for more than 100 years?

Check out the slideshow below to see how the food guides have changed over the years.

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1916: "Food For Young Children"

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