Nutrition Talk #0020: Taking a Closer Look at the New Dietary Icon - MyPlate

In this episode of Nutrition Talk, your host Rachel Perez, explores the implications of MyPlate, the new image to represent the important messages of the 2010 dietary guidelines. She talks with Dr. Robert Post the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion about the agency’s communication plan for MyPlate. After that, Emily Beaver, RD joins Rachel to talk about the different uses for MyPlate when talking with consumers and clients of her dietetics practice. Lastly, Rachel is joined by Dr. Chris Peters, assistant professor at the Friedman School, to discuss the agricultural implications of MyPlate and the land needs to achieve the dietary recommendations.