Iowa Healthiest State - Plate of healthy food

MyPlate

MyPlate is a reminder to find your healthy eating style and build it throughout your lifetime. Everything you eat and drink matters. The right mix can help you be healthier now and in the future. This means:

  • Focus on variety, amount, and nutrition.
  • Choose foods and beverages with less saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars.
  • Start with small changes to build healthier eating styles.
  • Support healthy eating for everyone.

My Plate


Eating healthy is a journey shaped by many factors, including our stage of life, situations, preferences, access to food, culture, traditions, and the personal decisions we make over time. All your food and beverage choices count. MyPlate offers ideas and tips to help you create a healthier eating style that meets your individual needs and improves your health.

Children

Help your child eat well and grow up healthy

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Students

Building healthy habits will help them enter adulthood

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Adults

As you age, maintaining healthy habits is important 

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Older Adults

Eating healthy has benefits that can help older adults

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