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My Plate by the USDA is one way to encourage people
to eat well-balanced meals. The My Plate concept
shows proper proportions of food from each food
group. For example, half of every plate should contain
fruits and vegetables. Offering a lot of fruits and
vegetables in your pantry, along with displaying the
My Plate graphic can inspire people to eat healthier.
When shopping, encourage people to choose
whole grains. Explain how replacing sugary
beverages with water can be an extremely
valuable part of better health.
Highlighting “Healthy Options” by accenting your shelves can help people
see better food choices. What steps can you take to offer more healthy
options to your clients?
How We Offer More
Healthy Choices:
Fresh fruit is great, but if you only have access to
canned try to find options with light syrup.
Look for fresh vegetables or low sodium canned
vegetables
Whole grains are the best option. Try offering more
whole grain pasta and bread.
Whether it is a canned protein option or meat find
low fat, low sodium options.
Shelf stable 1% milk or non-fat dry milk is always a
great choice; try to find more low fat dairy products
to offer.
Nutrition Education, My Plate
Do you see sweets or an area for fatty
foods on the My Plate graphic? They
are omitted because they should not
be a part of every meal.
Stocking Shelves & Offering Healthy Choices