Balancing Calories
-Enjoy your food, but eat less.
-Avoid oversized portions.

Foods to Increase
-Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
-Make at least half your grains whole grains.
-Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

Foods to Reduce
-Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals

and choose the foods with lower numbers.
-Drink water instead of sugary drinks.    

(source:www.myplate.gov)

 Let's eat for the health of it!

• 2010 Dietary Guidelines brochure

The 10 Tip Series from MyPlate.gov

• Choose MyPlate!
• Build a healthy meal
• Add more vegetables to your day
• Make half your grains whole
• Focus on fruit
• With protein foods, variety is key
• Got your dairy today?

Portion Control:

• Avoid portion size pitfalls
• The secret to serving size is in the hand
• 12 smart ways to right size your portions
• Portion size serving card (printable wallet size)

Resources:

http://www.choosemyplate.gov

http://www.choosemyplate.gov/tipsresources/printmaterials.html

http://www.choosemyplate.gov/tipsresources/tentips.html

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/pdf/portion_size_pitfalls.pdf

http://www.myeatsmartmovemore.com/Texts/RightSize/handportion.pdf

http://www.myeatsmartmovemore.com/Texts/RightSize/12SmartWaysToRightSizeYourPortions.pdf

http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/servingcard7.pdf