The key message for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is simple: Eat real food. This means prioritizing protein foods, dairy, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, and whole grains – and limiting highly processed foods, added sugars, and refined carbohydrates.
This toolkit has been developed to share key messages from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. We have included graphics and sample language that can be used to share the important message that better health begins on your plate. You are welcome to adapt the content on this page to fit the needs of your audiences. To read the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, visit RealFood.gov.
Posters and Graphics
Posters can be shared with clients, patients and colleagues and graphics used to enhance communications or share via social media.
Sample Newsletter Copy
Dietary Guidelines for Americans Encourages Real Food
The United States Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030, and the message is simple: Eat real food. Better health begins on your plate, and the focus of what you eat should be real, whole, nutrient-dense foods. These foods include protein foods, dairy, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, and whole grains. Changes are also needed to limit consumption of highly processed foods, added sugars, and refined carbohydrates. To read the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and view new resources as they become available, visit RealFood.gov.
Sample Website Copy
Eat Real Foods with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The message of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 is simple: Eat real food. Better health begins on your plate, and the focus of what you eat should be real, whole, nutrient-dense foods. These foods include:
- Protein foods
- Dairy
- Vegetables
- Fruits
- Healthy fats
- Whole grains
Changes are also needed to limit consumption of highly processed foods, added sugars, and refined carbohydrates. To read the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and view new resources as they become available, visit RealFood.gov.
Sample Social Media Posts
Images to use with social media posts can be found on the posters and graphics page.
The message of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 is simple: Eat real food. Visit RealFood.gov to learn more. [Insert image]
Better health begins on your plate, and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasizes that real, whole, nutrient-dense foods should be the focus of what you eat. Learn more at RealFood.gov [Insert image]
To Make America Healthy Again, we all must prioritize whole, nutrient-dense foods—protein foods, dairy, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, and whole grains. Visit RealFood.gov to learn more. [Insert image]