RFK Jr. Unveils ‘Upside Down’ Food Pyramid Prioritizing Red Meat and Full-Fat Dairy, Declares 'War on Sugar'

The Trump administration released new nutritional guidelines, introducing a new inverted food pyramid that prioritizes red meat and full-fat dairy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the new guidelines the “most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in history.
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We Asked a Dietitian What the New Food Pyramid Gets Right and Wrong

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans, emphasizing “real food," protein, and saturated fat. A new upside-down food pyramid was released alongside the guidelines, which places protein, dairy, healthy fats, fruits, and vegetables above whole grains. 1

See How Kennedy’s Inverted Food Pyramid Stacks Up

The new pyramid is the picture of the Make America Healthy Again movement, prioritizing whole foods, proteins and fats.

The old food pyramid vs. RFK Jr's 'New Pyramid': See how the guidelines have evolved over time

The USDA first published guidance in 1980, then a food pyramid in 1992 and a 2011 "MyPlate" version. Here's how they stack up to RFK's new pyramid.
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