Post on 24-Dec-2015
Food PyramidBy: Rorie Hinds
Objectives Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta Group Vegetable Group Fruit Group Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs,
and Nuts Group Fats, Oils, and Sweets
Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta 6-11 servings
1 slice of bread 1 ounce of ready-
to-eat cereal ½ cup of cooked
cereal, rice, or pasta
Vegetable3-5 servings
1 cup raw leafy vegetables
½ cup other vegetables, cooked or chopped
¾ cup of vegetable juice
Fruit2-4 servings
1 medium apple, banana, orange
½ cup chopped, cooked, or canned fruit
¾ cup of fruit juice
Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese2-3 servings
1 cup milk or yogurt
1 ½ ounces of natural cheese
2 ounces of process cheese
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, and Nuts
2-3 servings
2-3 ounces of cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish
½ cup of cooked dry beans, 1 egg, or 2 tablespoons of peanut butter count as one ounce of lean meat
Fats, Oils, and Sweets Use sparingly
Activity Students will be given a food
pyramid and old magazines. The students are to cut out
pictures of different types of food and glue them in the appropriate space on the food pyramid.
Fair Use Guidelines Certain Materials are included
under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared according to the educational fair use guidelines.
Copyright United States Department of
Agriculture http:www.usda.gov
Food Guide Pyramid Images http:www.usda.gov/cnpp/pyramid.htm