In June 2011, MyPlate replaced MyPyramid.

MyPlate is part of a larger communication initiative based on 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans to help consumers make better food choices.

MyPlate is designed to remind Americans to eat healthfully; it is not intended to change consumer behavior alone.

MyPlate illustrates the five food groups using a familiar mealtime visual, a place setting.

For more information, visit www.ChooseMyPlate.gov.


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Archived Materials

These materials are provided for historical reference. The information and guidance they contain are no longer current.


MyPyramid

MyPyramid was released in April 2005 and replaced the Food Guide Pyramid (1992) MiPirámide, MyPyramid in Spanish, was released in December 2005.

Materials on the Development of MyPyramid

• Development of MyPyramid (Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Supplement)

• Technical revisions to the Food Guide Pyramid

• Proposed graphic and education materials

• Consumer research for MyPyramid

• Press and print materials

Food Guide Pyramid

• Materials on the original Food Guide Pyramid (1992)

• Materials on the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children (1999)
  
   

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Last Modified: 03/14/2012