To me, the actual food pyramid picture from that campaign conveys the wrong idea, to the point that it's in fact detrimental.
replyYes; that's why the Obama administration changed it in 2011 to be a plate instead of a pyramid.
replyhttps://letsmove.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/letsmove...
https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/what-is-myplate
(To much wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Right at the time; https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/michelle-obama...)