Healthy eating is important at every stage of life. MyPlate offers a framework for the messages you communicate about the importance of foods and beverages rich in nutrients to help make every bite count.
The simplicity of MyPlate makes it a versatile and flexible tool for any audience. Created to be used in various settings and adaptable to meet personal preferences, cultural foodways, traditions and budget needs, MyPlate is used by professionals across sectors to help people learn how to build their own healthy eating routine.
Use these fun tools to test your knowledge, build nutrition skills, and make a healthy eating plan for you and your family.
Meal Planning Activity
Meal planning supports our well-being, both physically and financially.
Learn how to plan healthy meals.Use this interactive tool calculates your body mass index, which will help you to determine if you’re overweight. If you are, this tool will help you to take positive action.
Visit the body mass index calculatorTo help your child maintain a healthy weight, balance the calories your child gets from foods and beverages with the calories your child burns through physical activity and normal growth.You can encourage healthy eating by serving healthy options – offer more fruits and vegetables and fewer sodas and high-calorie, high-fat snack foods. Physical activity can also help your child overcome obesity or being overweight. Kids need about 60 minutes each day. If a weight loss program is necessary, involve the whole family in healthy habits so your child doesn't feel singled out.
Tips for Parents — Helpful information from the CDC on helping your child maintain a healthy weight.
Healthy Weight for Children — Learn about your child's growth pattern. Children grow at different rates, so it isn't always easy to know when a child is obese or overweight.
Online Pediatric BMI Calculator — Measure your child's height and weight to determine if he or she is in a healthy range. Use this calculator for children and teens, aged 2 through 19 years old.
MyPlate Kids’ Place — Games, activities and healthy eating tips just for kids
Girls Health — Interactive health activities for girls
Health Coaching — Sentara Health Plans provides support to help keep families healthy. Call the member services phone number on your Sentara Health Plans card for more information.
Ever pulled into the driveway after a long day and felt the stress of knowing you didn't have dinner planned? Visions of a nutritious meal suddenly turn into, "what's easy?" and that often results in a choice which leaves us unsatisfied. Let's change that.
Meal planning is a proactive step we can take to support our well-being, both physically and financially. With a little effort, we can enjoy a menu full of nutritious, tasty, and easy to make meals. Learn how.
This information is intended for individuals who are 18 years and older only and those living in the AvMed service areas.