Who designed the Food Guide Pyramid?

The United States Department of Agriculture designed the original and all subsequent Food Pyramid Guide models. The most recent remodel of the food pyramid is called "MyPlate." The guidelines offer Americans nutritional information on a sound diet.

MyPlate and the Food Pyramid Guide are models for healthy eating. According to Kids Health, the pyramid is broken up into food categories and explains how much of each food a person should eat throughout the day. The food pyramid is typically made up of rainbow colored stripes of different widths that represented the quantity allowed for each food group. The food groups are protein, fruit, vegetables, grains and oils.