Healthy eating with MyPlate

Introduces grains, their characteristics, healthful benefits, and suggested servings for a balanced diet.

Introduces fruits, their characteristics, healthful benefits, and suggested servings for a balanced diet.

Introduces dairy foods, their characteristics, healthful benefits, and suggested servings for a balanced diet.

Text and illustrations provide information about nutrition and maintaining a balanced diet.

The USDA has replaced its Food Pyramid nutrition guidelines with the straightforward MyPlate. This volume introduces the new program in simple terms. Using basic vocabulary, the text emphasizes the importance of staying healthy, presents the five food groups, and explains the purpose of MyPlate. Includes a list of helpful facts, glossary, and index.