Browsing by Author "United States. Department of Agriculture."

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    Dietary Guidelines 2010: selected messages for consumers
    United States. Department of Agriculture. (United States. Department of Agriculture, 2011-06)
    This one-page document breaks down the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans into three categories: balancing calories, foods to increase, and foods to reduce. Two simple recommendations are made in each category.
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    Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
    United States. Department of Agriculture.; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. (United States. Department of Agriculture, 2010-12)
    This publication represents the 7th edition of the Dietary Guidelines. The Dietary Guidelines are usually released every five years or so. The Guidelines provide science-based nutrition guidelines for all Americans aged 2 years and older.
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    Food Saving and Sharing
    United States Food Administration.; Tappan, Eva March; United States. Department of Agriculture.; United States. Bureau of Education. (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1918)
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    Healthy recipes from the White House to you: HealthierUS school challenge celebration
    (United States. Department of Agriculture., 2011-10-17)
    A document generated as part of the Let's Move campaign, this compilation of five recipes from the White House kitchen includes a note from First Lady Michelle Obama. The document was distributed to schools that received a HealthierUS School Challenge Award. The HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) is a voluntary certification initiative established in 2004 to recognize those schools participating in the National School Lunch Program that have created healthier school environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity.
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    Let's eat: for the health of it
    (United States. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011-06)
    The MyPlate brochure is a consumer resource that offers four recommendations for becoming healthier: building a healthy plate, cutting back on foods high in solid fats, added sugars, and sat, eating the right amount of calories for you, and being physically active your way. In addition to using simple language, the brochure includes many colorful, explanatory graphics that supplement the information included in the brochure.
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    My Plate recipes
    (United States. Department of Agriculture., 2012-05-03)
    In 2011, My Plate replaced the Food Pyramid as a visual representation for the USDA Dietary Guidelines. This publication, a group of recipes based on this new division of food groups, reflects the effort of the USDA and other groups to translate science-based research into everyday practice for Americans. Fifteen recipes (3 from each food group) show ways to use foods from each food group. They are complete with basic nutritional analyses and food group amounts.