# MyPlate.food nutrition tools MCP server

USDA nutrition calculators + the preserved MyPlate Kitchen recipes; source-cited, machine-verified.

## Links
- Registry page: https://www.getdrio.com/mcp/food-myplate-nutrition
- Website: https://myplate.food/mcp

## Install
- Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- Auth: Not captured

## Setup notes
- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/sse

## Tools
- calculate_bmi (Calculate BMI (Body Mass Index)) - Compute Body Mass Index and its weight classification from height and weight alone. Adults use the WHO cutoffs (underweight / normal / overweight / obese); for ages 2–19 pass age + sex and it uses the CDC BMI-for-age percentiles instead. Returns a canonical myplate.food URL and source citation. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_body_fat (Estimate body-fat percentage) - Estimate body-fat % using the U.S. Navy circumference method, with a Deurenberg BMI-based cross-check and ACE category. Needs sex, age, height, weight and tape measurements of neck and waist (plus hip for women). Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_body_metric (Calculate a body / fitness metric) - Run one of myplate.food's quick body-composition & fitness calculators and get its value plus the healthy band. Pick `metric` and pass that metric's fields:
• waist-to-height — waist, height
• waist-to-hip — waist, hip, sex
• lean-body-mass — weight, height, sex
• ffmi — weight, height, body_fat, sex
• water-intake — weight (+ optional activity: sedentary|moderate|active)
• weight-loss-percentage — start_weight, current_weight
• one-rep-max — weight, reps
Lengths and weights follow `unit` (metric = cm/kg, imperial = in/lb; default metric). Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_myplate_plan (Calculate a USDA MyPlate food-pattern plan) - Estimate daily calorie needs (IOM Estimated Energy Requirement) and return the USDA MyPlate food-group plan at that level — cups of fruit/vegetables/dairy, ounce-equivalents of grains/protein, plus weekly vegetable & protein subgroup targets and BMI. From age, sex, height, weight and activity (pregnancy/lactation optional). Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_calorie_needs (Calculate calorie needs (BMR / TDEE / deficit / macros)) - Use this when you want the whole energy picture in one call. Returns resting metabolic rate (Mifflin-St Jeor) and revised Harris-Benedict, total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) at every activity level, three weight-loss deficit tiers, macronutrient splits, protein targets and healthy-weight ranges. This is a superset of calculate_tdee, calculate_calorie_deficit, calculate_macros, calculate_protein_target, calculate_bmr and calculate_ideal_weight — reach for those only when you need a single number. Same profile inputs as the MyPlate plan. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_bmr (Calculate basal metabolic rate (BMR)) - Compute basal/resting metabolic rate — the calories your body burns at rest. Returns the headline Mifflin-St Jeor (1990) value plus the revised Harris-Benedict (Roza & Shizgal 1984) estimate for comparison. Needs age, sex, height and weight. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_tdee (Calculate total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)) - Use this when you need maintenance calories — the total daily energy expenditure. Mifflin-St Jeor resting metabolic rate scaled by a physical-activity multiplier; returns the TDEE at the given activity level plus a table across all four levels (sedentary → very-active). Needs age, sex, height, weight and activity. For deficits, macros and protein alongside it, use calculate_calorie_needs instead. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_calorie_deficit (Calculate calorie-deficit tiers for weight loss) - Use this when someone wants a weight-loss calorie target. Returns maintenance calories (TDEE) and three deficit tiers — mild (−250), standard (−500) and aggressive (−750 kcal/day) — each with the realistic weekly rate it buys, and a flag when a target dips below BMR. Needs age, sex, height, weight and activity. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_macros (Calculate a macronutrient split) - Split a daily calorie budget into protein, carbohydrate and fat grams across three presets (balanced, higher-protein, lower-carb), within the IOM acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges (protein 10–35%, carbs 45–65%, fat 20–35%). Pass `calories` directly, or a body profile (age, sex, height, weight, activity) to derive TDEE first. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_protein_target (Calculate a daily protein target) - Daily protein target in grams from body weight and activity level: the IOM RDA floor (0.8 g/kg) and an activity-scaled range up to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics / Dietitians of Canada / ACSM (2016) 1.2–2.0 g/kg athlete range. Needs age, sex, height, weight and activity. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_ideal_weight (Estimate ideal / healthy body weight) - Estimate ideal body weight from height and sex via four classic clinical formulas (Devine 1974, Robinson 1983, Miller 1983, Hamwi 1964), plus the healthy-BMI (18.5–24.9) weight band and current BMI for context. Needs age, sex, height, weight. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_glp1_protein (GLP-1 muscle-preservation protein target) - Protein target to preserve muscle during weight loss on a GLP-1 medication (Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, Mounjaro): the 1.2–1.6 g/kg preservation range vs the 0.8 g/kg IOM RDA, a per-meal spread, and the DRI fiber Adequate Intake for age + sex. Needs weight, age and sex. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_dach_energy (Calculate D-A-CH / DGE energy requirement) - Daily energy requirement for the German/Austrian/Swiss (D-A-CH) DGE framework: resting energy via the Müller et al. (2004) equation the DGE uses, scaled by a PAL activity factor. Returns resting energy, the requirement at the chosen PAL, and a table at PAL 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.8. Needs sex, age and weight. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- calculate_dri (Get the full Dietary Reference Intakes table) - Return the full Dietary Reference Intakes table for a life stage — recommended intakes and tolerable upper limits for macronutrients, vitamins and minerals (IOM 2005/2006/2011, NASEM 2019), plus the Estimated Energy Requirement and BMI. Needs age, sex, height, weight (pregnancy/lactation optional; edition iom2005 | nasem2023). Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- search_recipes (Search MyPlate Kitchen recipes) - Search the ~1,072-recipe USDA MyPlate Kitchen collection (public domain). Filter by free-text query, food group, dish category, max calories and minimum rating. Returns recipe cards with slug, calories, food groups, image and links. Use get_recipe with a slug for the full recipe. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp
- get_recipe (Get a full MyPlate Kitchen recipe) - Fetch one recipe by its slug: ingredients, directions, full USDA nutrition table, MyPlate food-group amounts, serving size, yield, rating, image and source attribution. Get slugs from search_recipes. Endpoint: https://mcp.myplate.food/mcp

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## Metadata
- Owner: food.myplate
- Version: 1.0.0
- Runtime: Sse, Streamable Http
- Transports: HTTP
- License: Not captured
- Language: Not captured
- Stars: Not captured
- Updated: Jul 22, 2026
- Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io