The Food Pyramid, developed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an excellent tool to help you make healthy food choices. The food pyramid can help you choose from a variety of foods so you get the nutrients you need, and the suggested serving sizes can help you control the amount of calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sugar or sodium in your diet.

In trying to replace the famous food pyramid, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made a bold though risky decision.

When USDA officials unveil their new food guidance program in the next few days, it will include an updated symbol to replace the pyramid although USDA officials are mum on its design. But whether it's a pyramid, rectangle or rhombus, the new symbol won't include a comprehensive diet plan as does the current pyramid.

Rather, the graphic will be part of a larger food guidance system and will include just a few motivational slogans--urging consumers, for instance, to count calories and exercise regularly. The details of the nutritional advice will be explained in printed material and on a revamped, interactive Web site.

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 那个著名的食物金字塔曾给大家以往的饮食习惯以很大的冲击,然而美国农业部最近作出了一个大胆而又冒险的决定……. 
 
 
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 pyramid
[n] 金字塔
USDA
美国农业部
saturated
[adj] 深色的
cholesterol
[n] 胆固醇
sodium
[n] 钠盐
unveil
[v] 使公诸于众, 揭开, 揭幕
rectangle
[n] 长方形, 矩形
rhombus
[n] 菱形, 斜方形
slogan
[n] 口号, 标语
revamp
[v] 修补