Introduction
Do you remember what you ate yesterday?
Would you say that what you ate was healthy?
It is very important for all boys and girls to understand what it means to eat healthy foods.
Do you know what it means to eat healthy foods?
Task
Your task is to learn how to create a healthy, well-balanced meal using all the different food groups.
Process
Step 1: Your first step is to review the different food groups we have been learning about on MyPlate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebm04EO91_U
Step 2: Your second step is to take this quiz to see if you have been eating healthy foods.
http://downloads.eatright.org/nnm/games/quiz/RatePlate2016.html
Step 3: For your third step, you will be deciding which foods are healthy and which foods are unhealthy. While you're making your decision, ask yourself if each item would be found in one of the food groups on MyPlate. (Hint: If it's not, it's probably not a healthy choice!)
http://www.parkfieldict.co.uk/infant/body/sort.html
Step 4: For your fourth step, you will be putting together a MyPlate. Then you will be given different foods and you will decide where each item belongs.
Next, you will learn how long you should spend being active each day.
http://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Kids/Kids-Games-Activities/My-Plat…
Evaluation
How you will be scored:
1: Did not complete
2: Completed some
3: Completed all activities successfully; did not successfully participate in group presentation/discussion
4: Completed all activites successfully; successfully explained to the class what can be found in the food group assigned to that group.
Conclusion
I hope you have had fun learning more about healthy choices!
It is very important for you to make sure you are eating foods from each food group every day!
Don't forget to get outside and stay active!