Start Simple with MyPlate

USDA Food & Nutrition Service

About this app

PICK YOUR GOALS
 
- Set goals within food groups (Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, Dairy)
- Choose from a variety of food goals or use the ”Pick for me!” feature if you want ready-made goals and tips
- Sync up to your smartwatch (or do it all on your mobile device)
 
SEE PROGRESS AND GET SUPPORT
 
- See daily progress in each food group as you meet your goals
- Get simple how-to tips to help you meet your goals
- Select options for notifications and reminders
- Visit the MyPlate 101 section for more information about healthy eating

EARN BADGES THAT CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESS
 
- Earn badges as food group goals are completed
- Collect a variety of badges such as first goal complete, daily-streaks, food group badges, and the ultimate MyPlate badge
- Post your badges on social media to share your success and encourage others

Pick goals, see progress, and celebrate success starting today. Download Start Simple with MyPlate!
 
TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
 
- Join challenges to stay motivated and try new goals
- Visit the challenges section to see upcoming challenges and view your progress
- Be on the lookout for periodic “popup” challenges
- Earn unique badges that are only available from completing challenges
 
Pick goals, see progress, and celebrate success starting today. Download Start Simple with MyPlate!
 

Ratings and reviews

A good start, but I'd like to see more features, like creating your own goals/stepping up to more advanced goals; allowing more than 3 goals per food group daily; connecting your MyPlate 101 results so you can account for your daily calorie and food group needs; the ability to track your total daily intake per food group; and accounting for exercise, even if it's a simple feature. Also, adding new goals hurts your past stats, and a weekly seafood goal is treated as a daily goal.

The app is educational and functions well but it's not for me. It is best for people who prefer very simple daily food goals ("eat fruit with lunch"). I needed a way to track the servings of each food group. I give it four stars because you cannot create your own goals, you can only choose from the provided options. They are all good suggestions but I ended up uninstalling it because I had additional/different goals. If you also want to count servings, not calories, I suggest the Nutrilio app.

The app information is useful and I like the goal setting ability but I can't even log in. Everytime I try to it just says connecting and never does anything. I've tried uninstalling and redownloading which did nothing. I also wish there was a way to see goals without having to click on the icon because I can achieve what I can't see. Also the website made it seem like I could have access tools like shopping and planning in the app but you can't.

What's new

Build healthy eating habits one goal at a time! Use the Start Simple with MyPlate mobile app to pick daily food goals, see real-time progress, and earn fun badges along the way.

What’s New:
- New avatar icon! Tap the avatar to access the main menu and log in to save your content
- Minor content updates
- Improvements to keep the app running smoothly