Understanding MyPlate and Nutrients

Agenda  Journal #1  SAFMEDS  Understanding MyPlate and Nutrients  7 minute break  Food Safety Introduction  Fowl Territory  Discussion  Food Lab Orientation

Journal #1  What is a well-balanced meal?

Opening Activity  What is your favorite food?  What do you like about it?  Think of one word that best describes it. ≈≈≈ Foodie words: crunchy, sweet, sticky, flaky, fluffy, sour, bitter, buttery, gooshy, mushy, tart, crisp, creamy, dry, moist, dense, burnt, spicey, hot, tangy, soft, tough, flavorful, flavorless, lumpy, spongy, salty

Opening Activity  What is your favorite food?  What do you like about it?  Think of one word that best describes it. ≈≈≈  Turn to a neighbor and share your answers.  Share with the class what you learned from your neighbor.

What do you think?  What does it mean to be healthy?  How can we describe a well- balanced meal?

MyPlate

Dairy

Fruits

Vegetables

Grains

Protein

A balanced plate  Which food group should you be eating the most from?

A balanced plate  Which food group should you be eating the most from?  Vegetables. Try for 3 cups of vegetables each day.

A balanced plate  Which food group(s) should you be eating the least from?

A balanced plate  Which food group(s) should you be eating the least from?  Fruits and protein. Try for 2 cups of fruit and 6 ounces of protein daily.

A balanced plate  Which food group(s) should you be eating the least from?  Tricky – It looks like this picture says dairy requires the smallest amount, but it doesn’t. Try for 3 cups of dairy daily.

A balanced plate  What do we know about grains?

A balanced plate  What do we know about grains?  Try for 7 ounces of grains daily and make half your grains whole.

Make half your grains whole.  Huh?  Let Liz explain it.Liz

Nutrients  Nutrients are chemicals in food that give us nourishment.  What do we mean by nourishment?

Nutrients  There are six basic nutrients in food.  Vitamins  Water  Minerals  Carbohydrates  Protein  Fat  How do we remember all of this?

How do we remember all this?  V ictor W ildly M aneuvered C ars P retty F ast!

How do we remember all this?  V ictor W ildly M aneuvered C ars P retty F ast! V Vitamins W Water M Minerals C Carbohydrates P Protein F Fats

Nutrient Knowledge  Explain for us one new piece of information you learned for each of these nutrients.  Vitamins  Water  Minerals  Carbohydrates  Protein  Fat

One new piece of information you learned about nutrients:  Vitamins  Water  Minerals  Carbohydrates  Protein  Fats

In the food lab Kitchen Maps And Cleaning Up Good Eats Fowl Territory