Make Meal Planning a Snap!

The Federal government offers a tremendous amount of information and interactive tools to help make planning meals easier. MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advice to help you. Go to MyPyramid and enter your activity level, age and gender on the first page; you’ll get detailed information on how much from each food group you both need every day. As for meal planning you should prepare meals to include a variety of foods from each group, with an emphasis on vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Include lean meats and low-fat dairy as well. Be sure to include favorites that you enjoy and choose portion sizes of these foods that meet your needs. If you have special health conditions, make sure you talk with a health professional before embarking on any new eating plan.