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    The document introduces MyPlate, the new USDA icon for healthy eating. MyPlate replaces the old food pyramid and shows the five food groups - fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy - in separate sections of a plate. The food groups don't need to be separate on your actual plate. Some foods contain multiple food groups. The document includes a MyPlate matching activity and encourages parents to make half their family's plates fruits and vegetables for good health.

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    The document introduces MyPlate, the new USDA icon for healthy eating. MyPlate replaces the old food pyramid and shows the five food groups - fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy - in separate sections of a plate. The food groups don't need to be separate on your actual plate. Some foods contain multiple food groups. The document includes a MyPlate matching activity and encourages parents to make half their family's plates fruits and vegetables for good health.

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    The document introduces MyPlate, the new USDA icon for healthy eating. MyPlate replaces the old food pyramid and shows the five food groups - fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy - in separate sections of a plate. The food groups don't need to be separate on your actual plate. Some foods contain multiple food groups. The document includes a MyPlate matching activity and encourages parents to make half their family's plates fruits and vegetables for good health.

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    Meetmyplate

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    The document introduces MyPlate, the new USDA icon for healthy eating. MyPlate replaces the old food pyramid and shows the five food groups - fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy - in separate sections of a plate. The food groups don't need to be separate on your actual plate. Some foods contain multiple food groups. The document includes a MyPlate matching activity and encourages parents to make half their family's plates fruits and vegetables for good health.

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    Meet MyPlate

    The MyPlate icon reminds us that we need to eat and drink foods from the five food
    groups. Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy, Grains, and Protein Foods are important for good
    health. MyPlate shows the food groups in different sections of the plate. Does this
    mean that foods need to be separate on your plate? No way! Some of our favorite
    healthy foods are a mix of food groups. What food groups are in your sandwich or taco?

    MyPlate Matching Game


    Draw a line from each section of MyPlate to the correct foods below.

    Did You Know?


    Beans belong to both the
    Vegetable and Protein Food
    Groups. Some favorite ways
    kids like to eat beans are
    in burritos, tacos, chili,
    dips, and quesadillas.

    Parents
    Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
    It is an easy way to make sure you (and your family)
    are getting enough. More information on MyPlate
    can be found at http://www.choosemyplate.gov.

    PROTEIN FOOD: beans. GRAIN: rice. DAIRY: milk.


    May 2014 • FNS-471B • USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Answers: FRUIT: orange. VEGETABLE: garden salad.
    http://teamnutrition.usda.gov
    Menu Planner for Families
    Help your family create a dinner menu for the week.
    Visit http://www.choosemyplate.gov to learn what foods belong to each food group.
    Visit our online Recipe Box: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fncs-recipe-box.

    The Five Food Groups (Include all 5)


    Fruits Vegetables Grains Protein Foods Dairy

    Example:
    Peaches Broccoli Whole-wheat Lean Fat-free milk
    Spaghetti Dinner pasta (92% lean, 8% fat)
    Tomato sauce ground beef Parmesan cheese

    Sunday

    Example: Spaghetti Dinner; Fruits, peaches; vegetables, broccoli


    Monday and tomato sauce; grains, whole-wheat pasta; protein foods,
    Lean (92% lean, 8% fat) ground beef; dairy, fat-free milk,
    parmesan cheese.

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    Saturday

    Parents
    Milk Matters. Children of every age, and adults too, need the calcium, protein, and vitamin D found in milk for
    strong bones, teeth, and muscles. Remember to offer fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk at meals. If you offer soymilk,
    check the Nutrition Facts label to be sure your soymilk has about 300 mg of calcium (30% of the Daily Value).

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