Archived: Food Guide Pyramid
The Food Guide Pyramid, which was released by the USDA in 1992, was replaced on April 19, 2005, by MyPyramid.
The original Food Guide Pyramid, like MyPyramid, was a widely recognized nutrition education tool that translated nutritional recommendations into the kinds and amounts of food to eat each day.
Several Food Guide Pyramid publications are provided here for historical reference. The information and guidance they contain is no longer current. (All files are PDFs unless otherwise noted.)
Permission to Use Food Guide Pyramid Graphics (as well as MyPyramid graphics and MyPlate graphics)
All informational materials produced by the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, whether printed or maintained electronically on this website, are in the public domain; and as such, are not restricted by copyright law unless otherwise stated.
CNPP asks only that informational materials, both graphic and text, provided by CNPP be reproduced as originally designed and/or written and that they not be altered or edited in any way. For accuracy and continuity of the message, we encourage all users to reproduce the information as originally designed and/or written. If, however, the user finds it necessary to modify the graphic image or text that it not be attributed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, or the Department of Health and Human Services.
Resources