Transcript VMP - YMCA Buffalo Niagara

My Plate
A Guide to Daily Food
Choices!
What’s on Your Plate?
VEGETABLES
FRUITS
GRAINS
PROTEINS
Build a Healthy Plate
Make half your plate fruits & veggies
Switch to Skim or 1% milk
Make at least half your grains whole
Vary your protein food choices
Limit foods high in solid
fats, added sugars, & salt
Choose foods and drinks
with little or no added
sugars.
Look out for salt in foods
you buy-it all adds up.
Eat fewer foods that are
high in solid fats.
Choose the right amount
of Calories for You!
Everyone has a personal calorie
limit.
Enjoy your food, but eat less.
Cook more often at home.
When eating out, choose lower
calorie menu options.
Be Physically Active
Pick activities that you like and
start by doing what you can, at
least 10 minutes at a time.
Every bit adds up.
The health benefits increase as you
spend more time being active.
Use food labels to make
better choices
Most packaged foods have a
Nutritional Facts label and an
ingredients list.
For a healthier you, use this tool to
make smart food choices quickly and
easily.
Vegetables and Fruits
Eat more red, orange, and dark-green
veggies like tomatoes, sweet
potatoes, and broccoli in main
dishes.
Use fruits as snacks, salads, and
desserts.
Fresh or Frozen Fruits and Veggies are
the best choice.
Cut back on empty calories from
solid fats and added sugars
Look out for salt in foods you buy
Drink water instead of sugary drinks
Eat sugary desserts less often
Limit empty calories to less than 260
per day, based on a 2000 calorie
diet.
Your Dinner Plate
Fruits and
Vegetables
WATER
Or
Low Fat
Milk
Grains
Proteins
The MOST Important Thing…
EAT ONLY when
you are HUNGRY!
STOP
when
you are
FULL!