Q: I am looking at your soil pyramid and the example of 60 percent -- 20 percent -- 20 percent, and fail to divine your "marks" and conclusion of a fine loam soil.

The Agriculture Department introduced an updated pyramid guide in 2005 that incorporated new nutritional standards. It ...

The new guide is still a pyramid, but it is divided into six color-coded vertical bands of varying widths indicating the amount of food to eat from each food group daily.

Article continues below this ad You'll quickly grasp its message because it's based on another pyramid you know — the U.S. Department of Agriculture's “Food Guide Pyramid.” ...

While the pyramid continues to be used by medical professionals and educators, its use in schools has lessened because of a new model — the Australian Guide To Healthy Eating ’s plate, which ...