The FOOD PYRAMID

BY: JENNIFER PARKER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• TEKS• QUESTIONS• GRAINS GROUP• VEGETABLE GROUP• FRUIT GROUP• MILK GROUP• MEAT GROUP• FATS & SWEETS

• WORKS CITED PAGE

TEKS

• 115.5. Health Education, Grade 3.

• a) Knowledge and skills.

(1) Health behaviors. The student explains ways to enhance and maintain health throughout the life span. The student is expected to:

() describe food combinations in a balanced diet such as a food pyramid

• ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

WHAT IS A BALANCED DIET?

• UNIT QUESTION:

WHAT ARE THE 6 DIFFERENT FOOD

GROUPS IN THE FOOD PYRAMID?

GRAINS• Eat up to 6 servings a day.

BREAD. PASTA. RICE. CEREAL.

VEGETABLE GROUP• Eat up to 3 servings per day.

BROCOLLI. CORN. TOMATO. POTATOE. SPINACH. CARROT.

FRUIT GROUP• Eat up to 2 servings per day.

STRAWBERRIES. ORANGES. PINEAPPLES. BANANA.

MILK GROUP• Eat up to 2 servings per day.

MILK. CHEESE. YOGURT.

MEAT GROUP

• Eat up to 2 servings per day.

CHICKEN. SHRIMP. STEAK. FISH.

FATS & SWEETS• Eat less.

Activity

This is Mandy. Mandy loves to eat fruits and vegetables everyday. She eats a lot of bread and meet. Occasionally she will be allowed to have a piece of candy.

This is Robert. He doesn’t mind his mom and eat his fruits and veggies everyday. He only wants to eat a little chicken and wont stop eating candy.

WHO HAS THE BALANCED DIET?

Works Cited Page

• http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter115/ch115a.html#115.5

• http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/news/9903/25/child.food.pyramid/child.food.pyramid.jpg