Balanced Plate 1 article

A balanced plate is a visual meal-planning framework that distributes space among vegetables or fruit, a protein food, and a grain or other starch rather than prescribing one fixed menu. Its practical value comes from the proportions of vegetables, protein foods, grains or starches, and optional fruit or dairy. The concept is flexible rather than prescriptive, so nutrition coverage should describe the foods and portions actually involved instead of attaching a universal healthy-or-unhealthy label to balanced plate.