Ask Evan: Is There a New Food Pyramid?

Every Tuesday I answer a question from a Good Food listener. You can

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Help! As a teacher of young children and a mom of 3 should I be abandoning teaching the food pyramid? Are there going to be new guidelines?

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Marion writes:

The new dietary guidelines have been issued by the USDA. They are much the same as the ones that came out in 2005. The MyPyramid of 2005 will be replaced this year but nobody knows with what. I am hoping it will reflect the messages for consumers issued with the guidelines. But, alas, it is not up to me.

Good Magazine recently had a contest asking readers to come up with their own food pyramids. Check out the winner here.