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Preschoolers
Help your preschooler eat well, be active, and grow up healthy! Young children look to you as they learn, develop and grow healthy eating habits. Make every bite count.
Toddlers
Give your toddler healthy choices as they explore new foods and flavors. Toddlers are learning to feed themselves and to eat new foods during this important time of growth and development. Young children have small stomachs and are developing food preferences, so make every bite count!
Dairy
What is the USDA MyPlate Dairy Group? The MyPlate Dairy Group is one of the five food groups. The MyPlate Dairy Group includes milk, yogurt, cheese, lactose-free milk and fortified soy milk and yogurt. It does not include foods made from milk that have little calcium and a high fat content, such as cream cheese, sour cream, cream, and butter.
Prepare Healthy Meals
Use these tips to save time when cooking at home. Visit MyPlate Kitchen to discover delicious and budget-friendly recipes your family will love. Included in this page: kitchen timesavers and cooking for your family.
Community and Professional Organizations
USDA MyPlate has nutrition information toolkits for consumers designed for use by Community and Professional Organizations. MyPlate provides concise messaging and evidence-based tools with actionable steps that enable organizations to reach a wide audience about healthier food and beverage choices. This toolkit provides free, ready-to-use resources for your outreach efforts. Included in this page: Connect with MyPlate, MyPlate is Everyone’s Plate, How to Personalize MyPlate, and The Power of Partnership.
More Key Topics
The USDA MyPlate Key Topics include Oils -- Oils are fats that are liquid at room temperature, like vegetable oils used in cooking. Added Sugars -- To build healthy eating habits and stay within calorie needs, individuals over age 2 should choose foods and beverages with little to no added sugars and those under age 2 should avoid them altogether. Saturated Fats -- Cut back on saturated fat by replacing foods high in saturated fat (such as butter, whole milk, cheese, and baked goods) with foods higher in unsaturated fat (found in plants and fish, such as vegetable oils, peanuts, avocado, and salmon). Sodium -- For most people ages 14 years and older, sodium should not exceed 2,300 mg per day. Alcohol -- Alcoholic beverages provide calories but few nutrients and should be accounted for to stay within your calorie allowance.
About Us
The USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) was established in 1994 to improve the nutrition and well-being of Americans. Toward this goal, CNPP focuses its efforts on two primary objectives: (1) advance and promote dietary guidance for all Americans, and (2) conduct applied research and analyses in nutrition and consumer economics.
Infants
Start your infant off on the path of lifelong healthy nutrition. The first year of a child's life is a critically important period for proper growth and development. Since they consume such small quantities of foods at this stage, it’s important to make every bite count!
Protein Foods
What is the USDA MyPlate Protein Foods Group? The MyPlate Protein Foods Group is one of the five food groups. All foods made from seafood; meat, poultry, and eggs; beans, peas, and lentils; and nuts, seeds, and soy products are part of the MyPlate Protein Foods Group. Beans, peas, and lentils are also part of the MyPlate Vegetable Group.
Fruits
What is the USDA MyPlate Fruit Group? The MyPlate Fruit Group is one of the five food groups. Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the MyPlate Fruit Group. Fruits may be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried, and may be whole, cut-up, puréed, or cooked. At least half of the recommended amount of fruit should come from whole fruit, rather than 100% fruit juice.
Grains
What is the USDA MyPlate Grains Group? The MyPlate Grains Group is one of the five food groups. Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or another cereal grain is a grain product. Bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, grits, and tortillas are examples of grain products. Foods such as popcorn, rice, and oatmeal are also included in the MyPlate Grains Group. Grains are divided into 2 subgroups: Whole Grains and Refined Grains.
Vegetables
What is the USDA MyPlate Vegetable Group? The MyPlate Vegetable Group is one of the five food groups. Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as part of the MyPlate Vegetable Group. Vegetables may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated; and may be whole, cut-up, or mashed. Based on their nutrient content, vegetables are organized into 5 subgroups: dark green; red and orange; beans, peas, and lentils; starchy; and other vegetables.
MyPlate on Alexa
MyPlate is available as an Alexa skill! Get MyPlate nutrition information straight to your home on your Amazon Alexa smart speaker, or on your phone or tablet via the free Amazon Alexa app. The MyPlate Alexa skill provides science-based food and nutrition tips for almost everyone -- parents and caregivers of babies starting at 4 months of age, toddlers, preschoolers, kids, tweens, teens, young adults, adults, and older adults!
