Jun08
tools, food pyramid, healthy eating
The Pyramid Is Now A Plate!
The USDA has replaced the food pyramid with a plate! The plate image is more applicable to real-world eating than the pyramid and should promote smarter choices about the type and volume of food we consume. The USDA is also offering ten helpful tips to better nutrition, mainly centered around being conscious of what you’re consuming (know how many calories you need, eat more slowly, smaller portions more often, etc) The most interesting tools require you to log in to use them, but the Analyze My Diet and the Personalized Food Plan are worth a look. I entered what I had eaten so far today and am pleasantly surprised by how much I can eat for dinner tonight!! If you’ve not yet visited the site, you should think about checking it out.
Posted by Jennifer Carey on Jun. 08, 2011