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"Remember knowing the good ol&amp;#x27; food pyramid&amp;amp;mdash;you know, that kinda confusing chart aimed at outlining the dietary choices you should be making&amp;amp;mdash;like the back of your hand? Well, if you said no, you&amp;#x27;re not alone; turns out tons of people found both the old and new versions of the pyramids confusing, which is why this Thursday, the USDA will be scrapping the old illustration in favor of......a dinner plate. CNN Health reports that, this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to swap the old pyramid with an icon of a portioned-out plate, outlining the way you should be divvying up your meals between fruits, vegetables, grains and protein (with a lil&amp;#x27; dairy in there, too). They hope that the new diagram will help inform people about the best diet and nutrition choices to make, especially reminding them that fruits and veggies rule the roost and should be taking up half of your plate. We&amp;#x27;ll be sure to show you the new diagram as soon as it debuts (health nerd alert: is it weird that I&amp;#x27;m kinda excited to see it?), but if you want a peek at what experts think the new icon will probably look like, pop over to CNN for a vid. Did you find either (or both!) of the food pyramid diagrams confusing? Did they ever inform the way you made your choices, or did you disregard them? Do you think a different, simpler representation will be more effective in helping people make healthier food choices? Let&amp;#x27;s chat, healthy ladies! P.S. Hey, healthy eaters! Check out: *The dietician-approved post-workout snack *The word that&amp;#x27;ll help you make smarter food choices *A healthy substitute for fast food More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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