1. Choose My Plate Read through the entire choose my plate PowerPoint.
You won’t have to copy notes. – Just READ it.

2. Sources:

3. Grains: Bread, Cereal, Rice,& Pasta
6 ounces every day *
Main nutrient: B vitamins
1 ounce =
1 slice of bread
½ cup cooked cereal
½ cup rice
½ cup pasta
* Based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

4. Vegetables 2 ½ cups every day * Main nutrient: Vitamin A
1 cup raw leafy vegetables, lettuce and spinach
½ cup cut up raw vegetables
½ cup cooked vegetables
¾ cup vegetable juice
* Based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

5. Fruit 2 cups every day * Main nutrient: Vitamin C
1 medium piece of raw fruit
½ cup canned fruit
¾ cup of fruit juice (100% juice)
* Based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

6. Protein 5 ½ ounces every day * Main Nutrient: Protein
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dried Beans, Eggs, Nuts, Tofu
1 ounce of meat equals
½ cup cooked beans or
1 egg or
2 Tablespoons peanut butter
* Based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

7. Dairy 3 cups every day * Main Nutrient: Calcium 1 cup milk or yogurt
1 ½ oz. natural cheese
* Based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

8. Packet Turn to page 7 in the packet. Follow directions.
Use a pen and colored pencils
Some colored pencils are on the back table if you didn’t bring yours.

9. www.choosemyplate.gov for help
Choose My Plate – pg 7
List the main nutrient for each food group. – Use a pen!
List how much you need each day. – Use a pen!
Using a pen list 8 foods for each food group.
Color each Food group: -Use colored pencils. NO markers.
Dairy –blue, fruits-red, grains-orange, vegetables – green, and protein-purple.
You can also use
for help
Grains
B Vitamins
6 ounces
-rice -oatmeal -popcorn -rolled oats -cornmeal -bread -crackers -pasta -tortillas
-cereal
Vegetables
Vitamin A
2 ½ cups
-broccoli -lettuce -spinach squash -carrots -red peppers -tomatoes - green beans - green peas -corn -potatoes -cabbage -cauliflower -cucumbers -mushrooms -onions -zucchini
Fruits
Vitamin C
2 cups
-Apples -Apricots -Bananas -strawberries -raspberries -Cherries -Grapes -Kiwi -Lemons -Limes -Mangoes -cantaloupe
-Oranges -Peaches -Pears -Pineapple -Plums
Dairy
Calcium
3 cups
-Milk
Chocolate Milk
Soy Milk
Yogurt
Cheddar Cheese
Cottage Cheese
Mozzarella Cheese
Pudding
Frozen Yogurt
Ice Cream
Protein
5 ½ ounces
-beef -ham -lamb -pork -chicken -turkey -eggs -Beans -Nuts
-Seeds
-Seafood
-Tofu

10. If you finish early Make sure you have all the 6 nutrients notes.
Go to Mrs. Johnson’s web site (or the health class app), then class documents, then the 6 nutrients PowerPoint.
Copy ALL the underlined parts – even the examples
Then you can read, do homework, or click around the choosemyplate.gov website.