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Story Posted: 2011-06-03
USDA Unveils New Dinner Plate Icon
Source: www.choosemyplate.gov, Category:
Health & Nutrition
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a new MyPlate logo in place of the decades-old Food Guide Pyramid in order to describe a healthy diet to Americans in a more straightforward way. The U.S. government is also providing nutritional advice in "bite-size" pieces, beginning with three: 1) balance calories and watch portions, 2) increase vegetables, fruits, whole grains and low-fat or fat-free milk and 3) reduce sodium and sugar.
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