MyPlate is the model for healthy eating in the United States. Experts at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency in charge of nutrition, created the colorful plate to help ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) created MyPlate, an easy-to-follow food guide, to help parents to figure out how to feed their kids nutritious, balanced meals. The colorful divided plate ...

In January 2011, the Physicians Committee brought the Power Plate to the White House. That May, the USDA unveiled its new MyPlate, which is strikingly similar to the Physicians Committee’s Power Plate ...

Lichtenstein served as vice chair on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The new MyPlate for Older Adults icon depicts a colorful plate with images to encourage older Americans to follow a ...

"Eating decisions are very personal, and MyPlate, MyState encourages Americans to personalize their plate with local and regional foods and flavors," says CNPP executive director Angie Tagtow, MS, RD, ...

Five or more fruits and vegetable servings per day is the recommended magic number for health. MyPlate emphasizes the goal of half (50 percent) of the plate filled with fruits and vegetables.