The New USDA Food Plate; Potatoes Bad, Nuts Good--Harvard Study

The food pyramid is gone and in it's place is MyPlate. This is reviewed (good and bad) and for more information be sure to bookmark "http://www.choosemyplate.gov/". The second report reviews findings from a Harvard School of Public Study of more than 120,000 individuals over four years which found that eating potatoes significantly increased calories over time and those that ate nuts and yogurt lost weight. The study challenges the conventional wisdeom of "calories in, calories out" and instead purporst and "all foods are not equal and just eating in moderation is not enough".