onsumer Research for Development of Educational essages for the MyPyramid Food Guidance System

he original Food Guide Pyramid (Pyramid), released in 992, became one of the most recognized, used, and influntial food guides in history. Although the Pyramid was dopted by many nutrition education programs, and a large ajority of American consumers were familiar with the raphic, there was concern that consumers were not impleenting its advice. National food intake surveys docuented that consumers were not selecting diets consistent ith Pyramid recommendations. The Healthy Eating Inex, which assesses compliance with the Dietary Guidelines