Pictorial History of food guides

1. A brief history of food advice
Steve Saffhill

2. A guide to good eating (1940s)

3. Food for fitness (1956-1970)

4. Hassle-free daily food guide (1979)
 Highlights the need to
moderate intake of fats,
sweets and alcohol

6. Food Wheel (1984)

7. Food pyramid (1992)

8. My pyramid (2005)

9. My Plate (2010)

10. What is MyPlate?
New USDA guidance to improve the
nutrition and wellbeing of Americans.
Illustrates:
five food groups
place setting for a meal
April 2005-June 2011 June 2011-Present

11. Balance of Food Groups

12. Paint Your Plate: Health Benefits
• Blue/Purple

13. Paint Your Plate
• Red

14. Paint Your Plate
• Green
o Benefits
• Dark green foods contain powerful antioxidants and help
your body remove cancer-causing toxins.
• They are also heart healthy and aid in regulating blood
pressure
o Examples: Broccoli, kale, spinach, collard greens,
brussels sprouts, cabbage, green beans, kiwi

15. Paint Your Plate
Orange

16. Paint Your Plate
• Yellow

17. Grains
• Make at least ½ of your daily grain servings
whole grains
• Increase whole grain intake by replacing refined
grains with whole grains

18. Diagram of a Grain

19. Refined Grains
• Have been milled to remove the
bran and germ from the grain

20. Enriched Grains
• Grain products
with B vitamins
(thiamin,
riboflavin, niacin,
folic acid) and iron
added

21. Whole Grains
• Include the entire grain seed, usually called
the kernel
• The kernel consists of 3 main
components—the bran, germ, and
endosperm

22. Identifying a Whole Grain
The first ingredient should include the
word whole before the grain type

23. Health Benefits of Whole Grains
• Dietary fibre
• Nutrients

24. Sources
• www.choosemyplate.gov
• 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-
nutrition/AN01037
• http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-
should-you-eat/vitamin-e/index.html
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cuts-of-
beef/MY01387
• “Color Me Healthy-Eating for a Rainbow of Benefits,”
Schaeffer, Today’s Dietitian, Nov. 2008
• http://prezi.com/yk15mtrs6rng/copy-of-my-plate/
• http://www.slideshare.net/jperelli/my-plate-presentation-
13270200