SuperTracker Retires

Jan 30

We received this press release from the USDA MyPlate team for all health professionals. The MyPlate team is going to retire SuperTracker in summer of this year (2018). We recommend using https://www.myfitnesspal.com/

As MyPlate ambassadors that frequently use, or help to promote, USDA’s SuperTracker, we are writing to inform you that SuperTracker will be discontinued on June 30, 2018. This includes the Challenges and Groups, Food-a-Pedia, the Body Weight Planner, and the electronic versions of the President’s Champions and Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA+) programs. When SuperTracker first launched in 2011, it was one of the first free tools available for diet tracking. Since that time, the private sector has launched many great tools with a shared mission. It is time for us to discontinue SuperTracker so that we can invest in more modern and efficient ways to help Americans find a healthy eating style that is right for them.

Over the coming months, we will provide periodic updates to help users transition to using new tools. Please visit ChooseMyPlate.govhttp://www.choosemyplate.gov for additional resources to help find and maintain a healthy eating style.

We have enjoyed providing this service to 27 million users over the past 6 years, and reading success stories from all over the country. Thank you for all you do to help Americans find their MyPlate, MyWins.

Sincerely,

The USDA MyPlate Team

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy’s passion for cooking began with helping her grandmother make raisin oatmeal for breakfast. From there, she earned her first food service job at 15, was accepted to the world-famous Culinary Institute of America at 18 (where she graduated second in her class), and went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland, where she focused on pastry arts and baking. After a decade in food service for Hyatt Hotels, Judy launched Food and Health Communications to focus on flavor and health. She graduated with Summa Cum Laude distinction from Johnson and Wales University with a BS in Culinary Arts, holds a master’s degree in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and runs a food photography & motion studio where her love is creating fun recipes and content.

Judy received The Culinary Institute of America’s Pro Chef II certification, the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year. Her enthusiasm for eating nutritiously and deliciously leads her to constantly innovate and use the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to guide her creativity, from putting new twists on fajitas to adapting Italian brownies to include ingredients like toasted nuts and cooked honey. Judy’s publishing company, Food and Health Communications, is dedicated to her vision that everyone can make food that tastes as good as it is for you.

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