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MyPlate Helps You Make Healthy Food Choices

MyPlate Helps You Make Healthy Food Choices

Health and wellness tips for your work, home and life—brought to you by the
insurance professionals at Hylant

The USDA also MyPlate Helps You Make Vegetables
recommends Any vegetable or 100 percent vegetable juice counts for
that Americans Healthy Food Choices this group. Vegetables are divided into five sub-groups:
reduce the
number of The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) • Dark green
empty calories created MyPlate, a symbol for healthy eating that
they is designed to provide a simple visual reminder • Red and orange
consume— to help consumers make healthy food choices.
calories from Also, the USDA released the following general • Beans and peas
solid fats recommendations for healthier eating, derived
and/or added from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: • Starchy
sugars.
• Balance calories. Enjoy your food, but eat • Other
less. Avoid oversized portions.
Beans and peas also qualify as a protein.
• Increase healthy foods. Make half your
plate fruits and vegetables. Make at least half Grains
of your grains whole grains. Switch to fat- Examples of grains include bread, pasta, oatmeal,
free or low-fat (1 percent) milk. breakfast cereals, tortillas and grits. Grains are divided
into whole grains and refined grains. Aim to make at
• Reduce unhealthy options. Compare least half of your grains whole grains.
sodium in foods like soup, bread and frozen
meals—and choose the foods with lower Protein
quantities. Drink water instead of sugary All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans, peas,
drinks. eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds are
considered protein. Choose lean or low-fat protein options
• Engage in physical activity. Being active and aim to eat a variety of proteins each week.
is an important partner to healthy eating.
People should strive to get moderate to Dairy
vigorous physical activity on a regular basis. Fluid milk products and many foods made from milk are in
this group, such as cheese and yogurt. Choose mostly fat-
Food Groups and Serving Suggestions free or low-fat dairy products. Foods that have little or no
calcium, such as cream cheese, cream and butter, are not in
Listed below are suggestions and guidelines for this group.
fulfilling the food groups represented on the
plate.

Fruits
Any fruit or 100 percent fruit juice counts for
this group. Fruits may be fresh, canned, frozen
or dried, and may be whole, cut up or pureed.

This brochure is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. For further information, please consult
a medical professional. Design © 2004, 2011, 2014, 2017 Zywave, Inc. All rights reserved.


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