A weekly menu consisting primarily of frozen foods meets the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) according to a new white paper released by the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI).
Written by Betsy Hornick, MS, RD, LDN, an Illinois-based food and nutrition communications consultant, the results from menu modeling reveal that realistic, balanced and affordable menus featuring mostly frozen foods can meet energy, nutrient and cost goals based on recommendations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) 2010 DGAs, USDA’s MyPlate and USDA’s Moderate Cost Food Plan.