1. MyPlate for Every Body

2. “Health is wealth,” but how do we know if we’re healthy?
Signs of Good Health
“Health is wealth,” but how do we know if we’re healthy?
Can you list some signs
of good health?

3. Choose for Health! To stay healthy: Eat a variety of foods.
Balance your diet with physical activity

4. Choose for Health!
The United States Department of Agriculture developed the 2010 Dietary Guidelines to show Americans how to eat well, exercise enough and be healthy.

5. ChooseMyPlate.gov Website to help Americans: Balance calories
Enjoy your food, but eat less
Avoid oversized portions

6. ChooseMyPlate.gov Website to help Americans:
Increase foods we need more of
Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
Make at least half your grains whole grains
Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk (1%)

7. ChooseMyPlate.gov Website to help Americans:
Reduce foods we need less of
Compare sodium in foods and choose foods with lower numbers
Drink water instead of sugary drinks

8. My Calorie Level

9. My Calorie Level

10. My Calorie Level

11. Daily Amount of Food from Each Group

12. Daily Amount of Vegetables

13. What Counts as a Serving
Typical single serving sizes for the various food groups

14. Estimating Serving Sizes
One thumb is about
the same as 1 ounce
of cheese or 1 table-spoon of peanut
butter, or 1 teaspoon
of oil, margarine or mayonnaise.
Two cupped hands will hold about 1 ounce of chips, pretzels or dry cereal product.
The palm of one hand is about the same as 3 ounces of meat or 1 cup of cooked pasta.
One cupped hand
will hold about
1 ounce of nuts.

15. MyPlate http://www.ChooseMyPlate.gov WHAT DOES YOUR PLATE LOOK LIKE?
To find your best eating plan, visit
Enter your gender, age and activity level OR
Use the charts
WHAT DOES YOUR PLATE LOOK LIKE?

16. Questions Jackie Walters, MBA, RD, LD
Reference: United States Department of Agriculture 2010 Dietary Guidelines,
September, 2012
Graphic Design: Kevin Brumfield • Photography: 123rf.com
Jackie Walters, MBA, RD, LD
Extension Specialist for Nutrition Education Programs
November 2012
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