Nutrition presentation for ed tech541
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Nutriti on “Give your body what it needs by eating right” Photo used under Creative Commons from lockeyphotograph
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Presentation to introduce nutrition concepts to elementary school students -best suited for Grades 2-4 but could be adapted for other grade levels as well. Created as a project for EdTech541 Class at Boise State University.
Transcript of Nutrition presentation for ed tech541
Nutrition“Give your body what it needs by eating right”
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Your body needs foods to help it…
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So you need to eat from all five food
groups…
*Grains
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*Protein Foods
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*Dairy
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*Fruits
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*Vegetables
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Read about the 5 food groups
Food Group Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/nutritionforkids/games/index.htm
More Food Group Games
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids.php
How much should you eat from each
food group?
How much?
Four Food Groups
1956-1992
OLD!
OLD!
How much? Food
Pyramid1992 to 2011
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How much? NEW
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http://www.choosemyplate.gov
Choose My PlateNEW in 2011!
Introduction to MyPlate
http://youtu.be/SEFmSk08LIE
Kids talk about MyPlate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2AZr9Rc8bc
MyPlate=More than food groups!
http://youtu.be/JPugW0JIBnA
*Nutrition Hangman Game
http://www.quia.com/hm/90193.html
http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/HealthyEating.aspx?Tag=Healthy+eating
Things to doFind out if you’re a healthy eater
With an adult,
sign up to check your food intake
Things to do
http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/myplate/index.aspx
Things to doMake yourself
a daily calendar
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Things to doRead about more ways to keep healthy!
http://kidshealth.org/kid http://www.cyh.com/subdefault.aspx?p=255
http://www.ada.org/353.aspx http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/scied/students/activities/index.cfm
http://healthyfridge.org/kids.html
Things to doEat right so you will
continue to
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Note:All photos in this presentation were taken by the author except those credited otherwise
