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A brief history of food advice
Steve Saffhill
A guide to good eating (1940s)
Food for fitness (1956-1970)
Hassle-free daily food guide (1979)
Highlights the need to moderate intake of fats, sweets and alcohol
Food Wheel (1984)
Food pyramid (1992)
My pyramid (2005)
My Plate (2010)
What is MyPlate?New USDA guidance to improve the
nutrition and wellbeing of Americans.
Illustrates:five food groupsplace setting for a meal
April 2005-June 2011 June 2011-
Present
Balance of Food Groups
Paint Your Plate: Health Benefits
• Blue/Purple
Paint Your Plate
• Red
Paint Your Plate• Greeno Benefits• Dark green foods contain powerful antioxidants
and help your body remove cancer-causing toxins. • They are also heart healthy and aid in regulating
blood pressureo Examples: Broccoli, kale, spinach, collard
greens, brussels sprouts, cabbage, green beans, kiwi
Paint Your PlateOrange
Paint Your Plate• Yellow
Grains• Make at least ½ of your daily grain
servings whole grains• Increase whole grain intake by
replacing refined grains with whole grains
Diagram of a Grain
Refined Grains
• Have been milled to remove the bran and germ from the grain
Enriched Grains• Grain products
with B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid) and iron added
Whole Grains• Include the entire grain seed,
usually called the kernel• The kernel consists of 3 main
components—the bran, germ, and endosperm
Identifying a Whole Grain
The first ingredient should include the word whole before the grain type
Health Benefits of Whole Grains
• Dietary fibre• Nutrients
Sources• www.choosemyplate.gov• 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-n
utrition/AN01037• http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource
/what-should-you-eat/vitamin-e/index.html• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cuts-of-bee
f/MY01387• “Color Me Healthy-Eating for a Rainbow of Benefits,”
Schaeffer, Today’s Dietitian, Nov. 2008• http://prezi.com/yk15mtrs6rng/copy-of-my-plate/• http://www.slideshare.net/jperelli/my-plate-presentation-1
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