Team Nutrition is making the MyPlate materials and graphics available for download, as they become available. Educators may continue to use the MyPyramid materials and resources for their nutrition education efforts until revised materials are made available.

MyPyramid for Kids Resources

• MyPyramid for Kids Poster is a 2-sided poster. Choose the side that is most appropriate for your students! One side of the poster, suitable for young children, highlights a simplified MyPyramid for Kids graphic. The other side, appropriate for more advanced students, features both the MyPyramid for Kids graphic and healthy eating and physical activity messages. This poster is available to schools and child care providers.

• A Close Look at MyPyramid for Kids is a step-by-step explanation of the key concepts of the MyPyramid for Kids symbol.

• Tips for Families is a 2-sided handout with the MyPyramid for Kids graphic and messages on one side and eating and physical activity tips on the other. This flyer is packaged in sets of 25 and is available to schools, child care providers, and parent organizations.

• MyPyramid for Kids Coloring Page is a single page of the MyPyramid for Kids symbol, in black and white, for children to color.

• MyPyramid for Kids Worksheet is intended to help children track how their food choices match up to the recommendations of MyPyramid.

• MyPyramid for Kids Classroom Materials are educational materials developed at the elementary school level to help children learn the MyPyramid food guidance system. Lesson plans for teachers are available in three levels: Level 1 (grades 1-2); Level 2 (grades 3-4); and Level 3 (grades 5-6).

Last modified: 02/21/2012