---
title: "USDA MyPlate food-pattern plan"
method: GET
path: "/calculate/myplate-plan"
tags: ["MyPlate plan"]
---

# USDA MyPlate food-pattern plan

`GET /calculate/myplate-plan`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://myplate.food/api/v1`
- URL: `https://myplate.food/api/v1/calculate/myplate-plan`
- Auth: none declared

Estimate daily calorie needs (IOM/NASEM Estimated Energy Requirement) and return the USDA MyPlate food-group plan at that level — cups of fruit/vegetables/dairy, ounce-equivalents of grains/protein, weekly vegetable & protein subgroup targets, and BMI.

Cites its source in every response: `source` (the formula + published reference) and `canonical_url` (https://myplate.food/calculator), plus a `disclaimer`.

## Query parameters

- `age` integer, required
- `sex` 'male' | 'female', required
- `activity` 'sedentary' | 'moderately-active' | 'active' | 'very-active'
- `height_cm` number
- `height_ft` number
- `height_in` number
- `weight_kg` number
- `weight_lb` number
- `pregnancy` 'not-pregnant' | '1st-trimester' | '2nd-trimester' | '3rd-trimester'
- `lactation` 'not-lactating' | '0-6-months' | '7-12-months'
- `edition` 'iom2005' | 'nasem2023'

## Response `200`

Calculation result with citation envelope.

- CitedResult: Calculation result. Shape varies by endpoint, but every result carries the citation envelope fields below alongside the calculator's own numbers.
  - `calculator` string, required: The endpoint name.
  - `inputs` object: The parsed, normalized inputs the result was computed from.
  - `source` string, required: The formula and published reference behind the number.
  - `canonical_url` string, uri, required: The matching myplate.food page.
  - `disclaimer` string: Present on health calculators.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid or missing parameters.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/myplate/apis/myplate-food-nutrition-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/myplate/apis/myplate-food-nutrition-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/myplate/apis/myplate-food-nutrition-api/revisions/cb7ba731c59b?raw)