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MyPlate Printables — Free PDF Pack, Template & Worksheet
Free printable MyPlate pack — the diagram, a blank build-your-plate template, daily amounts, the hand portion guide, and worksheets. No sign-up required.
Best Printable Nutrition Month Handouts
We've made a lot of fantastic free nutrition handouts over the years. I was just looking over our site stats, and I was overwhelmed by the amazing positive response they've earned. That's why, today, I'm going to share the top 10 printable nutrition handouts that have gotten the most rave reviews over the past year...
Nutrition Month Quiz
Today I want to share a new handout that I made just for you -- it's a Nutrition Month quiz...
2025 Predictions and Trends for Food and Nutrition Education
As we welcome 2024 and a new year, it is often fun to contemplate where we have been and where we are going on our food, health, and nutrition education journey. The nutrition research, as we have seen over numerous years of Dietary Guideline reviews and in the present 2020-2025 edition, has corroborated a whole-food, plant-based, minimally-processed diet that is low in added sugar, salt, and processed fat especially with regards to trans fat and saturated fat.
2025 Predictions and Trends for Food and Nutrition Education
As we welcome 2024 and a new year, it is often fun to contemplate where we have been and where we are going on our food, health, and nutrition education journey. The nutrition research, as we have seen over numerous years of Dietary Guideline reviews and in the present 2020-2025 edition, has corroborated a whole-food, plant-based, minimally-processed diet that is low in added sugar, salt, and processed fat especially with regards to trans fat and saturated fat.
MyPlate Printable Handout
I am having so much fun coming up with new free printable nutrition education materials. Today I want to focus on MyPlate. Here's a brand-new handout that I've created, just for you!
MyPlate Exploration: Other Vegetables
This is the last installment of the MyPlate vegetable subgroup flavor exploration, exploring the uses and flavors of the vegetables in MyPlate's "Other" Vegetable category.
Meal Makeover for MyPlate
Ever wondered exactly what you get when you replace a fast-food meal with a MyPlate meal? Not just the calorie savings and nutrient boosts, but an actual comprehensive breakdown of the vitamins, minerals, fiber, etc in each meal? Well, today's your lucky day!It's time for a serious look at the meal makeover. Let's walk through each substitution and added nutrient, step by step. We'll leave no stone unturned, no switch unexplored. Are you ready?
Free My Plate Materials
Free MyPlate handouts, posters, and an interactive Build-a-Plate tool for dietitians, WIC, and schools — everything to teach the healthy plate.
Dietitian's Cleanse
People appear to be drawn to cleanses, no matter how bad the health consequences of cleansing are. If that's what they want, there's a way to give it to them without endangering their health. Offer a balanced alternative to the cleansing crowd with this free handout, The Dietitian's Cleanse. Developed by Lenore Shamah, MS, RD, this "cleanse" is healthful, balanced, and won't endanger people's hearts.
Sodium and the American Diet
Sodium is hiding everywhere. Shocking amounts of it are in restaurant and frozen foods, while many packaged and canned foods have tons of sodium as well. The first step towards reducing sodium intake is learning about which foods have what levels. That's where this chart comes in...
Building Blocks of Health: Dairy
The Building Blocks of Health series is cruising right along and today is all about... dairy!
Building Blocks of Health: Whole Grains
It's time for more Building Blocks of Health, and today we are all about whole grains!
Building Blocks of Health: Fruit
One of my favorite lines from the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is...
Building Blocks of Health: Vegetables
We all know that vegetables play a key role in good health, but despite this knowledge, most Americans aren't getting enough...
Back to School Tip #3: The MyPlate Pledge
It's time for our last back to school tip, and this one is all about motivation...
Our Most Popular Series
Get It Prepped was such a huge hit that I want to take a moment to look back on a few other series in Food and Health history. Here are a few top series that are loaded with fresh resources for your clients...
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