Category Archives: MyPlate

New Meal Pattern Changes: What do they mean?

Posted on July 19, 2011 | Leave a comment

You can review the full text of the USDA child nutrition meal pattern changes. For additional information, you can also view this slideshow from USDA Food and Nutrition Service Child Nutrition Division. SNF held three listening sessions while in Nashville … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Food Pyramid … Hello, MyPlate!

Posted on June 7, 2011 | 3 Comments

Last week we said goodbye to the food pyramid—our pictorial guideline for nutrition for almost 20 years—and said hello to MyPlate, our new visual guide for healthy eating. Introduced by first lady Michelle Obama, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack … Continue reading →

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