The new three-section food pyramid is part of the administration’s new nutrition policy announced Wednesday, which encourages Americans to eat whole or minimally processed foods, which it calls “real food,” and has been a longtime interest of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A redesigned federal food pyramid elevates protein while pushing fruits, vegetables, and whole grains down the visual hierarchy. Nutrition experts say the shift risks reinforcing protein obsession at the expense of foods Americans already underconsume.