Food Pyramid Replaced With ‘Food Icon’

Remember that food pyramid thing you memorized in health class?

It’s gone.

The USDA, along with the help of Michelle Obama, has replaced it with the “Food Icon,” which is in the shape of a plate.

It’s supposed to serve as a guide to what your plate should look like (basically) at meal time.

Said the First Lady in a press release:

“When a mom or dad comes home from a long day of work, we’re already asked to be a chef, a referee, a cleaning crew. So it’s tough to be a nutritionist, too. But we do have time to look at our kids’ plates.”

We like this. It certainly won’t solve our nation’s health crisis, but we like it.

[Image via USDA.]