What my plate icon looks like
The USDA unveiled their new tool to replace the trusty old food pyramid we all learned as kids – the plate icon.
According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, “It’s an opportunity for Americans to understand quickly how to have a balanced and nutritious meal. It’s a constant reminder as you look at your own plate whether your portion sizes are right, whether you’ve got enough fruits and vegetables on that plate.”
The new info can be found on the USDA website: ChooseMyPlate.gov
Rather than show the plate icon here, I have decided to create a plate icon of what I eat.
June 13th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
[...] week I wrote a blog post called “What my plate icon looks like.” For the post, I created a graphic that showed the foods I really [...]