9781422287866 Building a Healthy Diet with the 5 Food Groups

Chapter 3

Putting the 5 Food Groups on My Plate

S o now you know you need to eat food from all five food groups. But how much from each food group should you eat? Figuring out what to eat to get enough of each nu- trient can get tricky. Luckily, there’s a tool to help you out when you get confused. The tool is called MyPlate. The United States government created MyPlate to help peo- ple eat healthier. Knowing how to use MyPlate will help you make the right food decisions. UNDERSTANDING MYPLATE MyPlate is basically a picture. It’s a picture of a plate with a meal on it. The plate shows you how much of each food group you should eat every day. The plate is divided into four sections, plus a cup in the corner. Each section is labeled