Student Health Force aligned with MyPlate

Lancaster, PA – InnerLink’s Student Health Force Nutrition and K-6 nutrition-related lesson plans are now aligned with the USDA’s MyPlate just in time for the new school year. The goal of Student Health Force Nutrition is to improve lifelong eating and physical activity habits by using the principles of USDA's MyPlate as well as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Updates include new MyPlate posters, coloring pages, and educational activity worksheets.

USDA's MyPlate captures what you see when you look down to eat and serves as a simple reminder of what should be on your plate. It emphasizes the importance of fruits and vegetables through a clean and easy to follow design. With the launch of MyPlate, the USDA wants consumers to take action on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans by making changes in the following three areas:

Balance Calories

• Enjoy your food, but eat less.
• Avoid oversized portions.

Foods to Increase

• Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
• Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.
• Make at least half your grains whole grains.

Foods to Reduce

• Compare sodium (salt) in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose foods with lower numbers.
• Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

For more information about MyPlate, visit www.ChooseMyPlate.gov.

About InnerLink, Inc. - Headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, InnerLink, Inc., is a health and wellness company combining information technology with an impressive set of content to influence, support, and document outcomes that prevent disease and promote health. For more information, visit www.theinnerlink.com.

About Student Health Force - Student Health Force enrichment program helps students become advocates for health, while facilitating the inclusion of health education into core subject areas through easy-to-use online health curriculum. Student Health Force curriculum is aligned with national education health standards and presented in three motivating blocks: Learn it! (knowledge), Live it! (application), and Share it! (advocacy). For more information, visit www.studenthealthforce.com.