Nursing 23

In 2011 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced the My Plate initiative to help Americans make healthy food choices and to be active every day. Recently new guidelines were released and the initiative was updated to include MyPlateMyWins!
Initial Discussion Post:
Review the following resource: United States Department of Agriculture: ChooseMyPlate.gov. (2015). Older adults. Retrieved from http://www.choosemyplate.gov/older-adults
Mrs. Jenkins is a 70-year-old patient at the primary care provider for a routine visit. As you are gathering data prior to showing her into an examination room you note her height and weight of 65 inches and 101 pounds.
Be sure to use evidence from the assigned text or website or other professional sources in your answer.
Base your initial post on your readings and research