Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids Using MyPlate

Healthy Eating Plate Use the Healthy Eating Plate as a guide for creating healthy, balanced meals. Building a Healthy and Balanced Diet Make most of your meal vegetables and fruits – ½ of your plate. Aim for color and variety, and remember that potatoes don’t count as vegetables on the Healthy Eating Plate because of their negative impact on blood sugar. Go for whole grains – ¼ of your plate. Whole and intact grains—whole wheat, barley, wheat berries, quinoa, oats, brown rice, and foods made wit