Eating healthy doesn’t have to be hard. The My Plate method is the modern way to eat better every day. So, what should “my plate” look like?

An example of a My Plate Method breakfast from Meghan Ritz, Assistant Director of San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Metabolic and Bariatric Institute.?

½ Fruits and Vegetables 

• Start by making half your plate fruits and vegetables. Focus on whole fruits instead of fruit juice- like an apple or a pear. Any vegetable will do, raw or cooked, fresh, frozen, canned or dried. 

¼ Grains 

• A quarter of your plate should be grains. Aim for whole grains like whole wheat flour, oatmeal, and brown rice.

¼ Protein 

• And the other quarter is reserved for protein. Eat a variety of protein foods to get more of the nutrients your body needs.

Add Dairy 

• Don’t forget your dairy! Low fat or fat free dairy milk, yogurt or cheese are all healthy options.  

To learn more about how much of each food group you should be eating a day, visit https://www.myplate.gov/. Also check out what Meghan Ritz, Assistant Director of San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Metabolic and Bariatric Institute, is making using the My Plate method. Her recipes are featured on our YouTube channel.