Release No. 0123.99
Media Advisory

Laura Trivers (202) 720-4623
laura.trivers@usda.gov

CREDENTIALED MEDIA ONLY
GLICKMAN TO RELEASE USDA'S NEW FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

WASHINGTON, March 23, 1999--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will unveil the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children at a news conference on Thursday, March 25 at 9:30 a.m. 

The news conference will be held at the Washington D.C. Capital Children's Museum at 3rd and H Streets, N.E. This "new" Pyramid is an adaptation of the original Food Guide Pyramid released in 1992. It was developed to focus on the food preferences and nutritional requirements of children ages two-to-six.

Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for camera crews to set up.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: On March 25 after 10 a.m. EST, the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children graphic, and accompanying 16-page booklet which includes information on what to feed your child, "Tips for Using the Food Guide Pyramid for Children - - two-to six-years old," and other press materials will be available through the USDA homepage at www.usda.gov/cnpp .

Video footage of the news conference will be available via satellite on Thursday, March 25, from 4:15-4:30 p.m. ET Galaxy 6 (C-Band), Transponder 11-Horizontal, Downlink Frequency 3920 MHZ, Audio 6.2/6.8.

Audio coverage of the news conference will be available on Thursday, March 25, after 5:00 p.m. on the USDA Radio Newsline at (202) 488-8358/8359. COMREX encoded (202) 720-2545.

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