I attended a lecture last night from Dr. Robert Post, Deputy Director of USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP). The focus was USDA’s new MyPlate Initiative.  You may have heard about MyPlate when it was released this Spring. Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled the new icon to a national audience igniting […]

As with any big announcement, commentary is soon to follow.  The release of the USDA’s replacement for MyPyramid was no exception.  The new food icon, MyPlate, was introduced last week as the new guide to healthy eating.  First Lady Michelle Obama said in a press conference for the release, that the new icon is “a […]