1. What should be on my plate?

2.  Grains – Whole Grains Entire grain kernel – Examples  Oatmeal  Brown rice  Whole cornmeal – Refined Grains Processed grains – Examples  White flour  White bread  White rice  Fruits Any fruit or 100% fruit juice. Can be whole, cut-up, pureed or juice  Fresh  Canned  Frozen  Dried

3.  Vegetables – Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice. Can be may be whole, cut-up, or mashed – Ways to eat them  raw  cooked  Fresh  frozen  canned  dried/dehydrated – 5 Sub groups Dark green veggies – Broccoli Starchy Veggies – Corn Red/Orange Veggies – Red peppers Beans and Peas – Black beans Other veggies – cucumbers

4.  Protein – build, maintain repair body tissue – Examples Meat Beans/Peas Seafood Poultry Eggs Nuts/Seeds  Dairy – fluid milk products and many foods made from milk – Examples Milk Cheese Yogurt Milk based products – Pudding – Ice cream – Frozen yogurt

5. Now you are going to get with a partner. Look at your food and activity diary. You are going to analyze the food you ate the previous day. Share/discuss with your partner how you can improve your diet. On the following Slide, explain where changes can be made so that your diet is more balanced