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Special Audience MyPlate Resources

MyPlate for Preschoolers

USDA. The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

MyPlate for Preschoolers can be used to customize a Food Plan for children 2 to 5 years of age.

MyPlate: Health and Nutrition Information for Children Over Five

USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

Food Guide Pyramid Becomes a Plate

Nemours Foundation. KidsHealth.

Explains MyPlate and its recommendations to children.

MyPlate for Older Adults

Tufts University. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Guidance for Older Adults based on MyPlate, this article and graphic encourages adequate nutrient and fluid intake for older adults.

MyPlate for Kids Poster ( pdf | 843 KB )

USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.

MyPlate for Older Adults

University of Florida IFAS Extension.

MyPlate for older adults was adapted from USDA's MyPlate. Developed in 2011, and reviewed by the University of Florida Extension Service in May 2016.