Choose Your Plate

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the center of Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), prepares helpful tools to promote healthy nutrition for everyone (ChooseMyPlate.gov, n.d.). With healthy nutrition being one of the key components in managing gestational diabetes, information from ChooseMyPlate may guide pregnant women in selecting nutritious foods.

I like how this program uses a picture to describe what we should all be eating  The following colors are represented on My Plate: blue, (dairy), red (fruits), orange (grains), purple (protein), and green (vegetables) (ChooseMyplate.gov, n.d.).  This demonstrates how it is better to subdivide the items on the plate, by using half of the plate for each color/food, with one third of the plate filled with vegetables.  We also see an 8 ounce glass of milk. This new image shows us what we should be eating and how much of each.

If you are interested please go to http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/

References

ChooseMyPlate.gov (n.d.). About us. Retrieved from http://www.choosemyplate.gov/about.html