Nutrition Info Going from Pyramid to Plate

*Updated June 2: The new nutrition icon, MyPlate, is here. In the video above, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack introduces MyPlate. Experts agree that the plate is better, although some would like to see even more info included. Is this communicating the right message about healthy eating? Share your thoughts in the comments or @PRNewser.

The food pyramid that we’ve grown to love, if not fully understand, is being eliminated in favor of a dinner plate; a new circular chart that will instruct people on how to eat healthy will be introduced on Thursday.

“The new symbol was designed to underscore a central mantra of the federal government’s healthy eating push: make half your plate fruits and vegetables,” writes The