Most Americans are familiar with the "food pyramid" — a diagram developed by the United States Department of Agriculture and touted as a tool for helping people track their food intake.

The computer game is a part of the Food Pyramid for kids ... Mike Johanns asked a roomful of students at Samuel Tucker Elementary School in Northern Virginia. "Noooooooooooooo," the kids groaned.

In 1992, life as we knew it changed forever. The Food Pyramid came out, showing us a food plan to which we could theoretically stick. I remember reading about it in our health book in elementary ...

Tucker Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., who tried the new pyramid and game last week, you may find that it’s a little hard to get your rocket to lift off with the food and activity you get now.

Like the latest USDA food pyramid for adults ... aimed at children ages 6-11, at an elementary school in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday. The department has also prepared worksheets, coloring ...

The computer game is a part of the Food Pyramid for kids ... Mike Johanns asked a roomful of students at Samuel Tucker Elementary School in Northern Virginia. "Noooooooooooooo," the kids groaned.

MyPlate, like the Food Pyramids before it ... that the icon is "simple enough for children to understand, even at the elementary school level. They can learn to use this tool now and use it ...

This post originally appeared on LearnVest. Chances are you're familiar with the food pyramid. You know, the one you learned about in elementary school, with the pyramid-shaped stack of foodstuffs.

The 1992 pyramid had food groups arranged in horizontal layers ... to social structures in targeted communities. For example, an elementary school-based health program the center has developed ...

If we could start with elementary children, they could foster change at home.” Spreading the word To help foster that change, they’re handing out free copies of their Soul Food Pyramid.

The USDA has released the first ever food pyramid specifically designed for kids. We went to Alma Schrader Elementary in Cap Girardeau Thursday to see what students there think about it.

The computer game is a part of the Food Pyramid for kids ... Mike Johanns asked a roomful of students at Samuel Tucker Elementary School in Northern Virginia. "Noooooooooooooo," the kids groaned.