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MyPyramid: USDA's New Food Guidance System PowerPoint Presentation


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This PowerPoint presentation was developed for health professionals to educate others in the nutrition field. It details the background and development of MyPyramid.

This presentation addresses the following topics:

  • History of USDA's food guidance
  • Reasons for revising—Updating the science
  • Reasons for revising—Improving implementation
  • Dietary reference intakes
  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005
  • Guiding principles—Unchanged
  • Stages in development
  • Developing MyPyramid intake patterns
    • Determine calorie needs
    • Set nutrient goals
    • Calculate nutrient profiles
    • Construct food intake patterns
    • Discretionary calories
    • MyPyramid: Recommendations compared to consumption
    • Food intake patterns
  • Developing MyPyramid consumer presentation
    • Systems approach for communications
    • Consumer research
    • Message: Variety
    • Message: Proportionality
    • Message: Moderation
    • Message: Physical activity
    • Additional messages in the MyPyramid graphic
  • Using MyPyramid consumer materials
    • Consumer materials
    • MyPyramid Tracker
  • Adapting MyPyramid: The professionals' role
    • Implementation

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.mypyramid.gov/downloads/MyPyramid%20Peer%20to%20Peer.ppt

Developer

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Funding Sources

U.S. Department of Agriculture


QualityTool Topic

Prevention and Wellness


History

  • Release Date: 01/2006
  • Original Summary: 11/2006
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QualityTool Classification
Disease/Clinical Category: spacer Diet; Nutrition
Stage of Care: spacer Preventive care
Setting of Care: spacer Home > Patient self-management
Patient Care Process: spacer Preventive Care Processes > Primary prevention; Care Management Processes > Provider-provider communication; Patient-Focused Processes/Psychosocial Care > Improving patient self-management; Patient education
IOM Domains of Quality: spacer Effectiveness; Patient-centeredness
QualityTool Format: spacer Campaigns/Initiatives/Programs; Slide Presentation/Video/DVD
QualityTool Topic: spacer Prevention and Wellness
Developer: spacer U.S. Department of Agriculture
Funding Sources: spacer U.S. Department of Agriculture

 

Last updated: May 19, 2008.

 

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