'Designer' Your Food Plate

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines have thrown out the food pyramid and replaced it with "MyPlate".  Here's what our very own custom-designed food plates should look like:
1/2 the plate should contain fruits and vegetables, a bit over 1/4 of the plate should be whole grains, protein gets a bit less than a 1/4 of your plate, and add a glass of low-fat dairy or calcium-fortified soy milk.  The servings are based on a 2.000 calorie per day diet.
Here's Your Healthy Tip of the day....the breakdown:
grains:  6 daily portions in total.  one portion is equal to 1/2c rice, oatmeal or pasta, 1inch slice baguette or hockey puck sized bagel.
dairy:  3 portions in total.  one portion is equal to 1 c milk, yogurt or calcium fortified skim milk, 1/2c ricotta cheese or 1/3c shredded cheese, 1.5oz hard cheese.
fruits:  2 portions total.  one portion is equal to 1c fresh fruit or juice, 1/2c dried fruit.
vegetables:  2.5 portions total.  One portion equals 1c cooked or raw veggies, 2c salad greens, potatoes the size of a computer mouse.
protein:  5.5oz total.  One portion equals 4oz fish, 3oz meat or poultry, 1/4c beans, one egg is an ounce, 2tblspns nut butter equals 2 oz protein.

Vegetarianism and You- Your Daily Intake

We wrapping it up today with your daily dose of nutrients:

fats                          2 servings
fruits                        2 servings
vegetables               4 servings
legumes, nuts
& other protein
 rich foods               5 servings
grains                      6 servings
Courtesty:  The Mayo Clinic

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  If you're just not sure what to eat and want to get with a program, contact me at the link listed below.  Complete the brief wellness questionaire and you'll be eligible for a free initial wellness consultation!
http://www.kmondesire.com/wellnessprogram.html
I'll be taking a few days off from blogging next week, but stayed tuned...I'll be back with more Healthy Tips on Friday January 7th!  Happy and Healthy New Days going forward....remember, it's one day at a time!!