1. A Brief Introduction to The Power Plate
The Star of the Food for Life Program: Eating and Cooking to Beat Diabetes in Indian Country

2. The power of healthy foods gives hope to people with diabetes…
The power of healthy foods gives hope to people with diabetes… …and to future generations.

3. The Power Plate was developed in 2010 by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to illustrate the only four food groups needed for health. It is an alternative to the USDA’s Food Pyramid, and came out before the USDA’s new My Plate ( The following tiles go through each section of the Power Plate. The last tile provides information about The Power Plate Website.

4. The healthiest foods for the whole family…
Children
Athletes
Elders
…And everyone in between!

9. www.ThePowerPlate.org Visit the Webpage.
Click on each section of the plate to see recipes.
More resources here.
The Power Plate makes it easy to know what foods to eat. The website has a lot of helpful information. A tab on the right called “Resources” has some useful tools, including recipes from Native American chef Lois Ellen Frank. The Food for Life program will provide you with many of these useful tools and resources, and show you how to prepare delicious meals.

10. Cooking and Eating to Beat Diabetes
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