The nearly 20-year-old food pyramid will soon give way to a new symbol. Speculation is it will be a dinner plate with sections representing the most important food groups.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ditching the complicated food pyramid symbol of healthful eating for a simpler, streamlined dinner plate. Nobody's going to miss the pyramid, experts say.

After four years of work and $2.4 million in spending, the U.S. government ripped the lid of secrecy Tuesday off its new symbol for healthy eating. Replacing the beloved but ignored food pyramid ...

America’s widely recognized food pyramid is being replaced by a simpler, more relevant nutritional symbol: a plate. First Lady Michelle Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Surgeon ...