MyPlate, MyWin
Students will explore the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines, compare and contrast historical food guides, and discover how to apply principles of MyPlate into their diet to create a "MyWin."
Background
Today, dietary recommendations include food groups, recommended serving sizes, overall caloric intake, foods to limit, and foods to eat more of. MyPlate is the current nutrition guide published by the USDA. The image depicts a place setting with a plate and glass divided into 5 food groups. Many challenges exist to incorporate a healthy diet. The MyPlate, MyWins initiative is focused on helping Americans find solutions for healthy eating that matches lifestyle and culture. For example, learning to make healthy choices even while eating out, snacking, or eating local foods. Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Jessica Clark | National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCAL)
Sources
- https://myplate-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/2020-12/ABriefHistoryOfUSDAFoodGuides.pdf
- https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hospitality/pdf/SmartChoices2011_Portion.pdf
- http://www.ift.org/newsroom/news-releases/2014/january/15/13-interesting-facts-about-americas-eating-habits.aspx
- https://www.amiba.net/resources/multiplier-effect/
- https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/01/13/462821161/illustrating-diet-advice-is-hard-heres-how-usda-has-tried-to-do-it
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Health/Nutrition
- Health Standard 1: Comprehend functional health knowledge to enhance health.
- 1.12.2: Predict how healthy behaviors affect the health status of self and others.
- Health Standard 2: Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other determinants on health behaviors.
- 2.12.2: Analyze the influence of family and culture on health beliefs, practices, and behaviors.
- 2.12.5: Analyze how laws, rules, policies, and regulations influence health promotion and disease prevention.
- Health Standard 3: Demonstrate health literacy by accessing valid and reliable health information, products, and services to enhance health.
- 3.12.3: Access valid and reliable health information from print and electronic materials that are available from credible health organizations (e.g., federal, professional, voluntary).
- Health Standard 5: Demonstrate effective decision-making skills to enhance health.
- 5.12.1: Analyze situations when the procedural steps of decision making are needed.
- 5.12.8: Choose a health-promoting option when making an effective decision.
- 5.12.9: Evaluate the consequences of an effective health decision.
- Health Standard 7: Demonstrate observable health and safety practices.
- 7.12.4: Compare the advantages and disadvantages of making health and safety practices into routine and consistent habits.
- 7.12.1: Demonstrate age and developmentally appropriate health and safety practices that prevent or reduce the risk of disease and injury and improve quality of life.
- Health Standard 1: Comprehend functional health knowledge to enhance health.