Try the Diabetes Plate Method First, grab a nine-inch plate. You want to fill half your plate with non-starchy vegetables, one quarter of the plate of protein foods, and the last quarter of the plate with carbohydrate foods.

For the record, we do not have a new food pyramid. Many people don't realize the food pyramid was actually retired more than a decade ago, when the Obama administration updated federal nutrition messaging to a plate visualization, AKA MyPlate. (Most people have also never heard of MyPlate, as I noted recently.)

As the MyPlate icon shows, the five food groups are Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, and Dairy.

Plate service: The food is placed on plates by the kitchen staff and brought to the guest at a table by waiting staff. This type of service is used for ease of serving for large numbers and ensures everyone is served quickly and the food is hot.