Food Pyramid

I have many reasons to be skeptical of the new food pyramid, but for today, I will focus on the fact that it is the new food pyramid, and that there was one (considerably more sensible) before it was made. For one thing, the new food pyramid has no reason to be a pyramid. The old one was a pyramid for a reason, but the new one? It could just as easily be a food pie chart, which, I think, would be considerably better. Another thing that annoys me is that nobody pays attention to the fact that there is another food pyramid, and apparently it is outdated. However, I have tried to eat meals based on instructions given to me at MyPyramid.gov, and after a week I knew it was not the best idea. Having three times as many fruits and vegetables than meat and beans just doesn't work for me. The old one does. Why can't they use both, just for different people?