Farewell MyPyramid and Welcome MyPlate – ChooseMyPlate.gov

The USDA will later today announce their new graphical representation of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines For Americans. Will the new food icon be a success for the American people and will it be able to fight obesity? The new food icon will be introduced today June 2, 2011 at 10:45 a.m. EDT. Speculations about the [...]

Download the New Dietary Guidelines

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans have finally arrived. There was a scheduled release date that was aming for the last quarter of 2010, but due to certain cirucumstance it had to be postponed. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are issued every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of [...]

The New Dietary Guidelines for 2010

Representatives of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the new 2010 Dietary Guidelines. The announcement took place at the George Washington University in Washington, DC on Monday, January 31, 2011. Some of the messages that the USDA is giving to consumers are: -Compare sodium in [...]

The Food Pyramid is Taking Heat

There has been a lot of talk regarding a nonprofit doctors’ organization suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) argues that the USDA and [...]

No new Food Pyramid for 2010?

Have the food pyramid changed? How about the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans? Well, we have not seen any changes and we are actually still waiting for the new “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” report. We wrote about the latest “2010 Dietary Guidelines Report” back in October, but it seems like we have to wait for [...]

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Earlier this week, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 – also known as the Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill.  Basically, the goal of this new bill is to provide children with healthy food choices in schools. This bill reauthorizes child nutrition programs for five years and includes $4.5 billion in new funding [...]

Let´s Move! Campaign in Washginton D.C.

The First Lady Michelle Obama is doing a lot of work with the Let´s Move! campaign. Employees from the USDA and other federal agencies teamed up recently with the non-profit organization Horton’s Kids. The  non-profit organization, based in Washington D.C.,  runs a program that aims to improve life of children living in the Washington, D.C. [...]

Support the Food Revolution on Halloween

The Mexican Grill, Chipotle, has partnered with Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution for a fundraiser for $1 million, to raise awareness of the unhealthy habits of eating processed foods. To support this project and join the Food Revolution, visit any Chipotle restaurant on Halloween, Sunday October 31st, between 6 p.m and closing time, dressed as a [...]

2010 Dietary Guidelines Report

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revamping the famous Food Pyramid. The agency will also be reviewing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which is the document that the Food Pyramid illustration is based on. The Food Pyramid, as an illustration, have been around for quite some time, but the Dietary Guidelines for Americans were [...]

Top 10 Activities Among Kids and Families

An important part of the food pyramid is to do physical exercise. So what activities are most popular among kids and families? The President´s Challenge website has collected data and we can give you the Top 10 President´s Challenge activities. 1.    Walking 2.    Running 3.    Bicycling 4.    Cardio machines 5.    Weight training 6.    Household tasks [...]

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