The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 and MyPlate both serve as food guidance systems for nutrition education. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed MyPlate to serve as a “new generation” food icon to prompt consumers to think differently about their food choices. The symbol has been designed to be simple. Its purpose is to remind Americans to eat healthfully using the familiar mealtime visual of a place setting. The different parts of the symbol represent the five food groups and the proportion of our diet each group should make up.
Audience: New School Food Service Director, less than one year in the directors position