The MyPyramid Web site provides information specifically for professionals, in addition to the content for consumers.
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Getting Started
USDA has released the MyPyramid food guidance system. Along with the new MyPyramid symbol, the system provides many options to help Americans make healthy food choices and to be active every day. This guide will help you navigate through the new MyPyramid system to educate consumers. [PDF]
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Anatomy
of MyPyramid describes how the symbol can
be used to teach MyPyramid's key concepts. [PDF] [TEXT] |
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MyPyramid—USDA’s New Food Guidance System peer-to-peer PowerPoint presentation. This 61-slide presentation was developed for you and your colleagues to educate others within the nutrition field. It details the background and development of MyPyramid and is organized into three sections: Development of the MyPyramid food intake patterns, development of MyPyramid consumer messages and materials, and using MyPyramid materials.
[PowerPoint - Large File Size (11MB)] |
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| Education framework that provides key concepts of the MyPyramid food guidance system. These key concepts are not intended as direct consumer messages, but rather as a framework of ideas from which professionals can develop consumer messages and materials. [PDF] [TEXT] |
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| MyPyramid Food Intake Patterns that identify what and how much food an individual should eat for health. The amounts to eat are based on a person’s age, sex, and activity level. [PDF] [TEXT] |
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| Food Intake Pattern Calorie Levels that identify the calorie level assigned to an individual in the MyPyramid Plan, based on their sex, age, and activity level. [PDF] [TEXT] |
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| Sample menu at 2000 calorie level that gives one example of how all of the recommendations for food group and nutrient intake can be integrated into a weekly menu. [PDF] |
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Your Personal Path to Health: Steps to a
Healthier You! is a collaborative
effort between USDA and its partners. This
consumer brochure provides tips and healthful
advice to use MyPyramid to "start you down your
path to good health." [PDF] |
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| Earn
CPE Credits! Registered Dietitians (RDs)
and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs) can
earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
credits for reviewing the
MyPyramid Food Guidance System Educational
Framework (1 CPE) and the
PowerPoint Presentation, MyPyramid: USDA's New
Food Guidance System (2 CPEs). For more
information, click
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Downloadable print materials for consumers
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You will need the free
Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in to view and print the above PDF files.
