DEIDRE DILLMAN GOOD FOOD CHOICES AND SERVING SIZES

Nutrition is a very important part of living a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, too many American's do not receive the proper nutrients needed to be healthy, partly because life is so fast paced and people are not taking the time to eat a wholesome meal. Think about your eating habits. How good are they? What changes do you need to made? Well, Here is your chance to become an expert on living healthy! INTRODUCTION

What and how much of everything should you be eating? Today, you are going to become a nutrition expert! Your first task is to explore with a partner and become familiar with good food choices and serving sizes. You will also discuss and write down the 3 most interesting facts that you find. Standard 3 Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health Evaluate the validity of health information, products, and services Access valid and reliable health products and services Standard 4 Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks Use skills for communicating effectively with family, peers, and others to enhance health. TASK

TASK (CONT.) When you are an expert you will take some quizzes that will test your knowledge! Lastly, you will be given a blank plate from myplate.gov, and draw at least 2 foods in each section of the plate. (i.e. grains, vegetables.) After you have completed these tasks, take part in the “PORTION DISTORTION” activity!

PROCESS Are you ready to begin?! Click on the link below to test your knowledge on good food choices and serving sizes. When you get to the website, choose the “Food Groups for Kids” _kids/food_for_kids.html After you have finished the quiz, complete the worksheet on the following slide. Standard 3 Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health Access valid and reliable health products and services.

1) Fill in the blanks: Tips to help you Make at least half your grains _____________ grains. Vary your _____________. Focus on _____________. Get your _____________ rich foods. Go lean with _____________. Find your balance between _____________ and _____________ _____________. Keep food _____________ to eat. 2) What are the five food groups? 3) Enter your height, weight and age into the website to get your personalized food plan. 4) How often many times per week should you have seafood? 5) What can you do to satisfy you sweet tooth in a healthy way? 6) How much of your plate should be fruits and veggies? 7) How can you tell if a grain is a whole grain? 8) How can you be a good food role model for your kids? 9) What should you focus on at the table?

CREATE YOUR PLATE! curriculum/MyPlate_Blank.pdf Creating your own plate will give you the opportunity to decide what a healthy meal should consist of. It will also serve as a visual aid to help you recognize there is a place on your plate for every food group. In particular, fruits and vegetables are very important as you are growing. By creating your own plate, you can see how they need to take up half of the plate! Standard 5 Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health Defend the healthy choice when making decisions.

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EVALUATION 1. What are some ways you can share the information you learned today? 2. How do your current eating habits compare to the “recommended” dietary guidelines on myplate? 3. How will you change the way you eat based on the information you found? 4.What do you need to consume more/less of?

CONCLUSION Congratulations! You are now a nutritional expert! I hope everyone found some of this information to be interesting, and you understand the importance of proper nutrition in your daily life. Think about how and what you eat. Is it time for you to make a change? Live a long and healthy life!

RESOURCES My plate PORTION DISTORTION ACTIVTY Nutrition Webquest 20Quest/nutrition_webquest_task.htm Nutrition Webquest Nutrition Webquest Healthy Food Makes Healthy Body learningtogive.org › Teachers › Souperservice Kids Food For Kids Quizzes and Food For Kids Trivia › Quizzes › For Children › Topics for Kids