In 1992 the USDA published its first food pyramid – a graphic illustration designed to convey the principles of a healthy diet in an easy-to-understand visual diagram.
Food Guide Pyramid: A Guide to Daily Food Choices
- 1992
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the Food and Nutrition Service.
National Archives Identifier: 5710010
Full Citation: Poster 462-CNP-1; Food Guide Pyramid: A Guide to Daily Food Choices; 1992; Posters Providing Food and Nutrition Guidelines, 1996 – 2006; Records of the Food and Nutrition Service, Record Group 462; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/food-guide-pyramid/, April 9, 2026]
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