Lichtenstein and her team developed a food-pyramid image for the elderly in 1999 that was similar to the graphic version put out last month. But the 1999 model lacked certain features, like the images ...

Nor does MyPlate acknowledge that vegetables, grains and dairy foods also contain protein, Nestle added. MyPlate replaced the USDA’s food pyramid, which was in use from 1992 to 2011.