This month, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics wanted to focus on their new MyPlate plan in order to make the people all around them healthier. That's why it has based its National Nutrition Month theme on the USDA's new MyPlate plan. The ChooseMyPlate plan is a new take on how to help everyday people include the right amounts of dairy, grains, proteins, vegetables, and fruits into their diet. A few ways that you can get your plate into shape are by:
1. Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables - Having a huge slab of meat on your plate is in the past. Make room on your plate for the produce by shrinking your mea sizes. Some possible options to start off with are baby carrots, apple slices, and berries. To save some of your hard earned cash, but fruits and vegetables that are in season.
2. Vary your protein choices -Protein shouldn't be the main portion of the meal. Our plate is better for us when the protein is in a smaller portion and balanced with the other food groups in our meal. A healthful meat portion is 3 ounces, or the size of a deck of cards. Some meat choices can include chicken, beef, or pork and some nonmeat choices can include legumes, beans, and tofu.
3. Make half your grain servings whole grain - You don't need to give up all of the pasta, rice, and breads in your diet, substituting whole wheat bread or brown rice should be done more often. A few examples are using white wheat bread for sandwiches and whole wheat noodles with some pasta sauce.
4. Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk - And don't stop at the milk, extend this to all of your dairy products. The lower-fat products have the same amount of calcium as the full-fat version, however there is less calories. Try a Greek yogurt or some 2% cheese on your veggies.
1. Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables - Having a huge slab of meat on your plate is in the past. Make room on your plate for the produce by shrinking your mea sizes. Some possible options to start off with are baby carrots, apple slices, and berries. To save some of your hard earned cash, but fruits and vegetables that are in season.
2. Vary your protein choices -Protein shouldn't be the main portion of the meal. Our plate is better for us when the protein is in a smaller portion and balanced with the other food groups in our meal. A healthful meat portion is 3 ounces, or the size of a deck of cards. Some meat choices can include chicken, beef, or pork and some nonmeat choices can include legumes, beans, and tofu.
3. Make half your grain servings whole grain - You don't need to give up all of the pasta, rice, and breads in your diet, substituting whole wheat bread or brown rice should be done more often. A few examples are using white wheat bread for sandwiches and whole wheat noodles with some pasta sauce.
4. Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk - And don't stop at the milk, extend this to all of your dairy products. The lower-fat products have the same amount of calcium as the full-fat version, however there is less calories. Try a Greek yogurt or some 2% cheese on your veggies.
On the way home from a bike ride, I stopped at my local Pita Jungle for take-out and noticed the image of MyPlate posted directly on the back of their kids menu. Some say MyPlate looks a bit childish and I’d have to agree to a certain extent, but this wasn’t just a picture on the back of a kids’ menu, this was THE menu. One thing that I absolutely adore about the new MyPlate plan is that some restaurants are on the ball and are incorporating this diagram into their menu, which is exactly what the downtown Phoenix Pita Jungle did. To see a picture of this clever take on MyPlate for kids, click the link below!
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