Introducing

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Introducing Myplate.gov

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Its New!

• Myplate.gov was designed to help you make healthy
  eating choices so that you can have a healthy
  life.
• Calorie A unit used to measure energy in food.

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Whats Different?

• Myplate.gov makes eating healthy at every meal as
  simple as diving up your plate!
• Some food groups have changed names.

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Myplate Update

• MyPlate calls the former MyPyramid Meat Beans
  Group the Protein Group

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MyPlate update

• MyPlate calls the former MyPyramid Milk Group
  the Dairy Group

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Choose MyPlate Menu of Selected Consumer
Messages

• Balancing calories
• Foods to increase
• 3. Foods to reduce

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Choose MyPlate Menu

• Balancing calories
• Enjoy your food, but eat less
• Avoid oversized portions

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• The figure climbing the steps emphasizes the
  importance of regular physical activity.
• The bottom of the pyramid is for go foods, the
  middle for slow foods, and the top for whoa
  foods.

Whoa Fried, lots of sugar, basically unhealthy.
Slow Have some fat, sugar, or unhealthy
ingredient.
Go Fresh, steamed, grilled, nonfat foods with no
sugar or unhealthy ingredients.
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Recommended Amounts

• Grains 6 oz.
• Vegetables 2 ½ cups
• Fruits 1 ½ cups
• Oils 6 tsp.
• Milk 3 cups
• Meat and Beans 5 oz.
• http//www.choosemyplate.gov/myplate/index.aspx

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Nutrients

• Nutrients Things that your body needs to
  function, grow, and stay healthy.
• There are six essiential nutrients
• 1. Water (8 glasses a day)
• 2. Carbohydrates Grains
• 3.Vitamins Fruits and Veggies
• 4. Minerals Fruits and Veggies
• 5. Fat Oils
• 6. Protein Protein Milk

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MyPyramid Messages

• Make Half Your
• Grains Whole
• Eat at least 3 ounces of whole grain foods
  everyday!
• Nutrient Grains

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Vary Your Veggies

• Eat more dark vegetables
• orange vegetables
• dry beans and peas
• Nutrient Vitamins Minerals

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• Focus on Fruits

• Choose a variety of fresh, frozen, canned or
  dried fruits.
• Go easy on fruit juices.
• Nutrient Vitamins and Minerals

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Know Your Oils/ Solid Fats

• Limit solid fats such as butter and shortening
• Choose health oils like canola and olive oil.
• NutrientFat

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Get Your Calcium-Rich Foods

• Choose low-fat or fat-free products.
• Nutrient Protein, the mineral Calcium, and
  Vitamin D.

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• Go Lean with Protein

• Choose low-fat or lean meats and poultry.
• Bake, broil and grill!
• Vary choices adding more fish, beans, peas, nuts
  and seeds.
• Nutrient Protein

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Find Your Balance Between Food and Physical
Activity

• Children should be active 60 minutes every day or
  most days a week.

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For More Information

• You can use http//www.myfoodapedia.gov/ to help
  you sort foods into the correct food groups.

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What about Junk Foods?

• Junk foods are foods with empty calories which
  means they have lots of calories but little to no
  nutritional value.
• Sweets or desserts can be included in a healthy
  diet as long as food group recommendations are
  met and overall calorie needs are not exceeded.

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Fiber

• Helps to move food through the digestive system.
• Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body
  can't digest.