What is MyPlate?
Update to MyPlate
Remember the Food Guide Pyramid? It was great for its time, but much has changed since 1992. USDA invites you to update to MyPlate. It’s the modern way to eat better every day. It’s easy to use, customizable, based on science, and an overall great way to enjoy healthier eating.
Launched in 2011, MyPlate’s symbol is a simple visual reminder to choose a variety of foods throughout the day and throughout the week. It represents what and how much to eat from each of the food groups over the course of the day, whether you eat on a plate, from a bowl, or another way.
What happened to the Food Guide Pyramid?
MyPlate replaced the Food Guide Pyramid, which was made before the internet. With the advancement of technology, MyPlate takes what we’ve learned from the Food Pyramid and now provides a personalized approach to healthy eating to help you meet your goals.
You can customize MyPlate to fit your dietary needs, preferences, cultural traditions, and budget ― so you can enjoy your favorite recipes and eat the healthy foods you love.
MyPlate Messages
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MyPlate has a variety of free tools and resources to meet your unique needs.
- MyPlate Plan is personalized based on your age, height, weight, and other basic factors. It is available in English and Spanish.
- Start Simple mobile app lets you set daily food goals and track progress in real-time.
- Shop Simple tool offers cost-saving tips and suggestions for preparing delicious, healthy meals on a budget.
- MyPlate Quiz, available in English and Spanish, is a fun way to test your nutrition IQ and offers personalized resources based on your score.
- MyPlate Kitchen provides recipes and resources to support building healthy and budget-friendly meals. Nutrition analysis provided on recipes to help consumers choose recipes that meet nutrition goals.
- MyPlate tip sheets cover a variety of topics. All tip sheets are also available in Spanish. The Start Simple with MyPlate tip sheet is available in 20 additional languages.
- MyPlate Alexa skill gives you healthy eating tips on your Amazon Alexa device or on your smartphone or tablet using the Amazon Alexa app.
- Food group quizzes test your knowledge of the 5 food groups.
