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MyPlate is displayed on food packaging and used in nutrition education in the United States. The graphic depicts a place setting with a plate and glass divided into five food groups that are recommended parts of a healthy diet. This dietary recommendation combines an organized amount of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy. [2]
In an effort to restructure food nutrition guidelines, the USDA rolled out its new MyPlate program in June 2011. My Plate is divided into four slightly different sized quadrants, with fruits and vegetables taking up half the space, and grains and protein making up the other half. The vegetables and grains portions are the largest of the four.
The MyPlate initiative, based on the recommendations of the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and produced by the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, is a nutrition education program directed at the general public, providing a guide to "finding healthy eating solutions to fit your lifestyle." [24]
Nor does MyPlate acknowledge that vegetables, grains and dairy foods also contain protein, Nestle added. MyPlate replaced the USDA’s food pyramid, which was in use from 1992 to 2011.
The 2020 recommendations highlighted the benefits of whole-grain foods, which have been shown to improve overall health and affect obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
Compared to MyPlate, grains become whole grains, with refined grains in a "use sparingly" category; protein is split between "fish, poultry and eggs" and "nuts, seeds, beans and tofu" with red meat and processed meat in a "use sparingly" category; healthy fats and oils have their own section; and dairy can be substituted with calcium and ...
Instead, a healthy diet should be higher in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, whole grains, fish and other seafood, vegetable oils higher in unsaturated fat and plant-based foods, the report said.
The USDA's first nutrition guidelines were published in 1894 by Dr. Wilbur Olin Atwater as a farmers' bulletin. [1] [2] In Atwater's 1904 publication titled Principles of Nutrition and Nutritive Value of Food, he advocated variety, proportionality and moderation; measuring calories; and an efficient, affordable diet that focused on nutrient-rich foods and less fat, sugar and starch.