ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In the “MyPyramid Blast Off” game, kids load a rocket ship with the right combination of healthy foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lowfat or fat-free milk and lean meat. Load ...

The food guide pyramid can sometimes get a little confusing for adults to follow, so imagine what it's like for kids to understand. Well that's not going to be a problem anymore. The USDA has released ...

Washington? The federal government is hoping to help kids blast off to better eating habits with an online game and a food pyramid created just for 6- to 11-year-olds. But if you’re like the students ...

In the "MyPyramid Blast Off" game, kids load a rocket ship with the right combination of healthy foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat or fat-free milk and lean meat. Load up with the wrong ...

Sugar is the biggest problem in our nation’s diet. And it is in everything. Today, 74% of packaged food has added sugar.

An online game and the first food pyramid created specifically for 6- to 11-year-olds just might help kids blast off to better eating habits. Or so the federal government hopes. The goal is to get ...

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - In the "MyPyramid Blast Off" game, kids load a rocket ship with the right combination of healthy foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat or fat-free milk and lean meat. Load ...

At long last, Washington got it right with our new food pyramid. Flying in the face of Big Food’s packaged and processed garbage, the inverted pyramid released by the USDA and the department of Health ...

I’ve loved being in the kitchen since childhood. I had a slew of aunts who cooked and a mother who always had something pickling, simmering or baking. In an extreme case of foreshadowing, my favorite ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In the “MyPyramid Blast Off” game, kids load a rocket ship with the right combination of healthy foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lowfat or fat-free milk and lean meat. Load ...