Food and Health, MyPlate



Remember the Flavor Exploration series from 2014? In that collection, we took an in-depth look at amazing flavor powerhouses, examining their nutrient content, impact on health, history, and culinary uses. Now it's time to do the same thing with MyPlate's subgroups, starting with vegetables.
 
Food and Health

March is National Nutrition Month -- do you have everything you need to teach engaging and timely nutrition lessons?
 
MyPlate

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 ... SuperTracker Retires
 


Choose My Plate is the newest healthy eating guide from the USDA and it is full of great ideas about portion and proportion balance. Learn about ways to create a healthy diet with our wide range of MyPlate education materials and resources. We discuss everything from navigating ChooseMyPlate.gov to...
 
Kids, MyPlate

Here's a quick quiz to help evaluate your skills in the grocery store.
 

Putting together a comprehensive and engaging cooking demonstration is hard work -- but that's about to change.
 

These fun and educational incentives make the perfect prizes, rewards, awards, and gifts for health and wellness promotion. Set them up at your next wellness fair, nutrition class, or company raffle.
 
MyPlate

Now that spring is officially here, it's time to look at what the season has to offer in terms of everyone's favorite food graphic. Here are a few of our top MyPlate tips for spring...