MyPlate

dietary guidelines

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food pyramids

  • USDA Food Guide Pyramid
    In food pyramid: Origins and evolution

    …the USDA replaced MyPyramid with MyPlate, which displayed the basic food groups (fruits, grains, protein, and vegetables) as sections on a plate, with each section’s size representing the dietary proportions of each food group. MyPlate did not incorporate an exercise component, nor did it include a section for fats and…

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nutrition guidelines

  • USDA MyPlate dietary guidelines
    In human nutrition: Food guide pyramids and other aids

    …USDA abandoned MyPyramid and introduced MyPlate, which divided the four basic food groups (fruits, grains, protein, and vegetables) into sections on a plate, with the size of each section representing the relative dietary proportions of each food group. A small circle shown at the edge of the plate was used…

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