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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — For many people, the food pyramid was confusing.

So that pyramid is going the way of the pyramids in Egypt. They’ll be fun to look at but not terribly relevant to what’s happening today.

 The Food Pyramid? Kiss That Goodbye And Welcome Choose My PlateThe United States Department of Agriculture has now introduced, along with First Lady Michelle Obama,  a less confusing and easier to follow daily food guide.

Choose My Plate.gov shows you what your daily consumption of the various food groups should be by mapping them out on a single plate.

For a link to the new suggested food structure, click here.

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