What’s On My Plate?

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Information on Learners and Learners Environment

• 2ND graders• Public school• 20-25 students• Computer lab

• Headphones• PowerPoint processor• K-2nd grade reading

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RESOURCES:• www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups.html • Google images• self

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ObjectivesToday we will be learning about what kind of food groups exist and why. As well as some other healthy habits that go hand-in-hand with eating right.

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1) Given a blank food pyramid and a word bank, students will be able to label each section within 3 attempts.

2) Given a matching activity, student will be able to match pictures of foods to each category from the food pyramid within 3 attempts.

3) Given a plate containing four food groups, students will be able to write four sentences about each foods nutritional value, without grammatical error. Click on the play button to

meet Ms. Jackson and hear about what this lesson contains!

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QUIZ

GRAINS

VEGETABLES

DAIRY

PROTIENS

FRUITS

Click on any of the blue tabs to get started! Be sure to pay attention to the information and do the check points. This will help you with the quiz!

GRAINSWhat are grains?Anything made from cereal

grains like:• Wheat• Rice• Oats• Cornmeal

What kinds of foods are made from grains?

• Bread• Pasta• Oatmeal• Cereal• Tortillas

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Click on the play button to view a video on how grain is made!

GrainsHow much should you eat?• Typically for kids between 4-8, you should get

5 ounces per day.What counts as an ounce?

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1 Slice of bread

1 Cup cereal

½ Cup rice

GrainsWhat is the nutritional value?• They are a source or dietary fiber, B vitamins,

and minerals.• These all help you grow happy and healthy!

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B vitamins help your brain grow strong and healthy.

GrainsFind the grain on the plate!Click on the foods to find out what one is a grain.

Great job! Spaghetti is pasta and that means it’s a grain!

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Not quite! Strawberries are a fruit.

Try Again! Green beans are a vegetable.

VEGETABLES

What are vegetables?• A plant or part of a plant that is used as food such as:– Broccoli– Corn– Lettuce– Green beans– Carrots– Bell peppers – Asparagus– Cucumbers

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VegetablesHow much should you eat?• 1 cup raw/cooked, 2 cups leafy, or 1 ½ cups

100% veggie juice.

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VegetablesWhat is the nutritional value?• Low in fat and calories• No cholesterol• Nutrients include: potassium, fiber, vitamins A

& C and foliate

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Take a look at all the nutritional value vegetables have!

These all help keep you and your body happy and healthy!

VegetablesFind the vegetables on the plate!Look at the plate of food below and click on the vegetable.

Fantastic! Salad is mainly lettuce with various other vegetables tossed in as well!

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Not quite! A burger can have vegetables on it but it mainly has the meat, cheese and bread. Try again

Sorry! Although French-fries were once potatoes, once they become fried they lose a lot of nutritional

value.

FRUITSWhat are fruits?• Fruit is the ovaries of the flower.

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FruitHow much should you eat?• 1-1 ½ cups, one whole fruit, or 1 cup 100%

fruit juice.

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FruitsWhat is the nutritional value?• Protects your heart, helps eye sight, controls

blood pressure, stabilizes blood sugar, boost memory.

Click anywhere on the screen to see a chart with some examples!

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FruitsFind the Fruit on the plate!Look at the plate below and click on the fruit.

Super job! All of the berries on the plate are fruits!

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Sorry, try again! Bacon is a meat which means it’s a protein, not a fruit.

Wrong food! Pancakes are made from gains. Try again!

DAIRYWhat is a dairy food?• Dairy is any fluid milk

and or food made of milk that retains calcium.

What kinds of food are dairy foods? Here are a few examples:

• Milk• Yogurt• Cheese• Butter

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Click on the play button to see how butter is made! This process is similar to how other dairy products are made

DairyHow much should you eat?• 2 ½ cups of dairy per day!

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DairyWhat is the nutritional value?• Dairy has calcium, potassium, and vitamin D.

these all help make your bones strong and healthy.

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Dairy foods help build strong bones!

Fun fact: Ice cream is made from dairy! But you still need to eat other dairy foods to stay healthy

DairyFind the dairy on the plate!Look at the plate and click on the food that is a dairy.

Correct! Yogurt is made from milk and retains calcium which makes it a dairy.

Sorry, try again! Salad has various vegetables.

Not quite! Bread is a grain.

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PROTEINSWhat are protein foods? • All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood,

beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds.

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ProteinsHow much should you eat?• 4 ounces of proteins should be consumed per

day. This could look like:

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4 eggs

4 ounces meat, seafood, poultry

4 teaspoons peanut butter

2-4 ounces of nuts or seeds

1 cup beans

ProteinsWhat is the nutritional value?• Protein foods have protein, B vitamins,

vitamin E, iron, zinc, and magnesium.• These all work to make strong bones, muscles,

cartilage, skin, and blood.

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Proteins help make strong bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood!

ProteinsFind the protein on the plate! Look at the plate below and click on the protein.

Great job! Steak is a meat which means it’s a protein.

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Try again! A baked potato is not a protein.

Take another look! Asparagus is a vegetable.

Quiz Time!

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Lets see how much you remember!

QUESTION #1

Click on the letter the correctly describes a fact about grains.

A.) Grains have Vitamin B that help your Brain grow strong.

B.) Carrots are a grain.C.) Grains are the only food you should eat for a

balanced diet.D.) Grains come from an animal.

Great job!

Sorry! That is not the right answer. Try again!

QUESTION #2What food group has all of these nutritional values? Click on the correct food group in the blue circle to uncover the correct answer. The answer will only appear once you have chosen the correct group.

Dairy

Vegetables

Grains

QUESTION #3

Find the correct measurements for how much fruit you should eat on a daily basis.

Click on the correct measurement cups.

1 ½ cups 1 cup5 ounces

Correct!

1 ½ cups

Not quite! Try again!

QUESTION #4

Dairy products contain lots of calcium. What does calcium help build in your body?

A.) Hair

B.) Muscles

C.) Strong bones

Great job!Milk helps build strong bones.

Sorry, take another look!

QUESTION #5

Find the protein foods among the pictures.Click on the correct picture.

Way to go! Meat, nuts, fish and eggs are all proteins.

That is not the right answer, try again!

You made it to the end!

Great job with the quiz!

I hope you were able to learna lot about all the different foodgroups and how they benefit you.

Thanks for your participation! See you next time!