Foundations of Nutrition: MyPlate

CNP Course Catalog

Course Description

Learn about the MyPlate recommendations for a healthier lifestyle and how to apply them to everyday choices. Resources to transfer the concepts and key messages to students through classroom events and activities are also included. Finally, participants reflect on the MyPlate communication message calendar and identify classroom and after school activities to support key messages.

• Course Number: 040
• Training Length: 30 minutes
• Certificate: Available at the end of the training
• Target Audience: Food Service Director and Staff
• Mandatory: No
• Cost: Free
• Date Recorded: August 2017

Online Course

Begin the Foundations of Nutrition: MyPlate course

Referenced Resources

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) MyPlate Games, Activity Sheets and Printable Handouts, Nutrition Information for Kids
  
  
• Action for Healthy Kids Healthy Celebrations article
  
  
• USDA MyPlate Graphic Resources
  
  
• USDA MyPlate Tools
  
  
• USDA MyPlate Resources
  
  
• USDA Move to Low-fat Dairy
  
  
• USDA Make Half Your Grains Whole
  
  
• USDA Transitional Standards for Sodium, Whole Grains, and Milk . Updated information on sodium standards.
  
  
• USDA’s Final Rule on Meal Patterns for Child Nutrition Programs, effective July 1, 2024: Updates to the School Nutrition Standards | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov)
  
  
• USDA Vary Your Protein Routine

Crediting

• Crediting: 0.50 hours

• Key Area: Nutrition (100)
  • Training Topic: General Nutrition (1300)
    • Learning Objective: MyPlate (1310)

For more information on crediting, visit USDA’s Professional Standards for school nutrition professionals.

Additional Information

For more information regarding the MyPlate recommendations, visit the California Department of Education (CDE) NSLP and SBP Meal Patterns web page.

General Resources

• 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides resources and information for consumers and professionals.
  
  
• USDA MyPlate Guidance System provides information and tools for personalizing your MyPlate plan.
  
  
• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans provides information about the federal government’s physical activity guidelines for Americans.
  
  
• USDA Team Nutrition supports child nutrition programs with classroom nutrition education and school food services resources. Get free materials for teaching about MyPlate and ideas for local school wellness policies.
  
  
• USDA Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum classroom lessons to help teachers of grades 1-6 integrate nutrition education into math, science, English language arts, and health. This curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using MyPlate. Students also learn the importance of physical activity to stay healthy. Each Teacher's Guide has three inquiry-driven lessons to teach nutrition, check students' understandings, and provide opportunities for students to reflect upon their learning. Songs, posters, and parent materials in English and Spanish are included (USDA 2013).

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact the CDE Nutrition Services Division by phone at 800-952-5609 or by email at NSDTrainings@cde.ca.gov.