MyPlate

Quick Tips on the Choosemyplate.gov website!!!

• Previously known as the food pyramid or MyPyramid from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Take away the guesswork of nutrition for the entire day and simply focus on one meal at a time!
• Use with all ages!
• Useful website with sample menus, tips, lesson plans, and information for each food group.

MyPlate

• Food groups and examples
• Tips to increase food groups into daily diet
• Portion size tips
  

Physical Activity

• Why it's important?
• How much is needed?
• How to increase physical activity for all ages?

SuperTracker

• Online food journal
• Food-a-pedia (food database listing with nutritional value information)
• Portion distortion
• Empty calories

Printable Materials

• Dietary guidelines
• 10 tip series

Healthy Eating Tips

• Sample menus
• Tips to eat healthy when eating out

Extras

• Popular topics
• What's cooking?
• For professionals
• For consumers
• Related resources (other government agencies)

Visit choosemyplate.gov to find more and start creating YOUR healthy plate!!!