Healthy Eating Plate

The new Healthy Eating Plate was created by Harvard Health Publications and nutrition experts at the Harvard School of Public Health. It offers more specific and more accurate recommendations for following a healthy diet than MyPlate, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Service. In addition, the Healthy Eating Plate is based on the most up-to-date nutrition research, and it is not influenced by the food industry or agriculture policy.

 

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Questions and Answers about the Healthy Eating Plate

Comparison of the Healthy Eating Plate and the USDA’s MyPlate

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Related articles

Harvard to USDA: Check out the Healthy Eating Plate (Harvard Health Blog, September 14, 2011)

Crumbling, confusing Food Pyramid replaced by a Plate (Harvard Health Blog, June 3, 2011)

For more information on healthy eating

Healthy Eating: A guide to the new nutrition

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating