Goodbye, Food Pyramid … Hello, MyPlate!

Last week we said goodbye to the food pyramid—our pictorial guideline for nutrition for almost 20 years—and said hello to MyPlate, our new visual guide for healthy eating. Introduced by first lady Michelle Obama, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin the new 2011 food guide was unveiled at a press…

Happy Anniversary “Let’s Move!” Campaign

The first lady’s “Let’s Move” program just celebrated its one year anniversary. Launched in February of 2010, the program was designed in response to rising childhood obesity rates in the United States. Mrs. Obama is currently on a press tour, speaking about the progress made in the first year of the program and what’s next…