(Reuters) - The pyramid guide to healthy eating that many Americans grew up with has been scrapped, and in its place the Obama administration is serving a dinner plate icon sliced up by food groups.
The new guide, MyPlate, encourages Americans to make half of their meals fruit and vegetables as part of a balanced diet.
"When it comes to eating, what's more useful than a plate? What's more simple than a plate?" first lady Michelle Obama said on Thursday at the unveiling at the Department of Agriculture.
"This is a quick, simple reminder for all of us to be more mindful of the foods that we're eating," she said.
MyPlate, which includes colored sections for grains and proteins and a dairy cup beside it, is part of the administration's push to encourage healthy habits.
