This morning the USDA and Michelle Obama made good on a plan to ditch thefamiliar nutritionpyramidin favor of a simple plate symbol as an educational tool for American children and families.

The My Plate is a simple circle divided into quadrants that contain fruits, vegetables, protein and grains, making it look like a pie. USDA officials say the pyramid was tired out, overly complex ...

Federal officials are replacing the food pyramid with a full plate — and while experts say that the new approach is an imperfect solution, it’s a vast improvement on the much-maligned My Pyramid.