USDA was the department that bought us the "food pyramid"[1] and somewhat controversial[2] plate[3][4] marketing campaigns. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F

USDA was the department that bought us the "food pyramid"[1] and somewhat controversial[2] plate[3][4] marketing campaigns. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_pyramid_%28nutrition%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_pyramid_%28nutrition%29 [2] Controversial due to the details surrounding the including the replacement of a water drink with a dairy drink placeholder. See [4] [3] http://www.webmd.com/diet/20110602/plate-replaces-pyramid-as-diet-guideline-icon http://www.webmd.com/diet/20110602/plate-replaces-pyramid-as... [4] http://friedmansprout.com/2011/10/04/harvard-vs-usda-dishing-out-controversy-over-dietary-guidelines/ http://friedmansprout.com/2011/10/04/harvard-vs-usda-dishing...