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MyPyramid Food Guidance System

MyPyramid Food Guidance System. FIT Tech VI Seminar. Debra B. Reed, PhD, RD, LD. United States Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion. Food Groups are Color Coded. Key food group messages from the Dietary Guidelines and MyPyramid:. Focus on fruits.

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MyPyramid Food Guidance System

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  1. MyPyramidFood Guidance System FIT Tech VI Seminar Debra B. Reed, PhD, RD, LD United States Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion

  2. Food Groups are Color Coded

  3. Key food group messages from the Dietary Guidelines and MyPyramid: Focus on fruits. Vary your veggies. Get your calcium-rich foods. Make half your grains whole. Go lean with protein. Know the limits on fats, salt, and sugars.

  4. MyPyramid Tracker A tool for those desiring a more advanced analysis of their food intake and physical activity

  5. THE NUTRITION LABELEasy Ways to Use the Label For Healthy Eating For more information, please contact: Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements

  6. Key Label Questions • How many calories am I actually eating? Is that number low, medium, or high? • What nutrients should I limit or get enough of and why? • What’s relevant about the footnote? • How can I tell if a %DV is high or low? • Which nutrients have no %DV?

  7. The Nutrition Facts Label

  8. General Guide to Calories* 40 Calories is low 100 Calories is moderate 400 Calories is high *Based on a 2,000-calorie diet.

  9. Limit These Nutrients Thegoal is to stay BELOW 100% of the DV for each of these nutrients per day.

  10. Get Enough of These Nutrients Try to get 100% of the DV for each of these nutrients each day.

  11. The Footnote

  12. Examples of DVs versus %DVs*

  13. The Percent Daily Value The % DV is based on 100% of the daily value for each nutrient.

  14. The % DV Does the Math for You Look here for highs and lows!

  15. Quick Guide to % DV 5% DV or less is Low Limit these Nutrients Get Enough of these Nutrients 20% DV or more is High

  16. For More Informationwww.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/lab-gen.html • Guidance on How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Panel on Food Labels (also available in Spanish) • Test Yourself! Test Your Food Label Knowledge! • Food Label Education Video • Calcium! Do You Get It?

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