Understanding Good Nutrition From the Food Pyramid

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Understanding Good Nutrition From the Food
Pyramid

• By Heather Finch
• EDT 347
• Spring 2005
• Lab Instructor Mark Raffler
• Lab Time Mondays at 630-800

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The Food Pyramid
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• There are six food groups in the pyramid
• Fats, oils, sweets group
• Dairy (milk, yogurt, cheese) group
• Protein (meat, bean, egg) group
• Vegetable group
• Fruit group
• Grain (Bread, cereal, rice, pasta) group

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What else should I know about the Food Pyramid?
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• The food pyramid is composed by the U.S.
  Department of agriculture, in conjunction with
  the American Dietetics Association.
• The size of the food group on the pyramid relates
  to how often the foods should be eaten in daily
  life.

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Some Examples of Healthy Snacks
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• These are ideas from Healthy Snacking Grows
  Healthy Kids http//www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/col
  umncc/cc980827.html.
• English muffin pizzas with pineapple or tomato
  slice, mushrooms, etc.
• Baked potatoes with chili beans or broccoli and
  cheese.
• Tortillas and beans.
• Yogurt and fruit topped with cereal (yogurt
  sundaes).
• Raw vegetables cut into slices or sticks with a
  yogurt dip.
• Trail mix made with several types of cereal,
  dried fruit and nuts or sunflower seeds.

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In which food group, would cereal belong to?

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• Fats, Oils, Sweets
• The Fruit Group
• The Vegetable Group
• The Grain Group
• The Protein Group
• The Dairy Group

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Thats Correct!!
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• Good Job
• You have answered the question correctly
• Cereal would belong in the Grain food group

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Im Sorry, but Thats Incorrect

• Perhaps before answering the question again, you
  should reread the information about what each
  food group is composed of.

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About Me

• My name is Heather Finch. I am majoring in
  Elementary Education at WMU
• My email address is ayselbelle_at_yahoo.com
• This mini-lesson was created to give children
  some quick facts and information about nutrition
  using the food pyramid.

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References Additional Sources
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• Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media Page
  http//office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?l
  cen-uscag1 (any picture not labeled during
  the presentation was from the ClipArt Gallery)
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
  http//www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
• Food and Nutrition Resources for Teachers
  http//www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/educators.html
• American Dietetic Association http//www.eatright.
  org/Public/NutritionInformation/92_fgp.cfm
• Keeping Kids Snacks Healthy http//atoz.iqhealth.
  com/Atoz/fitness/nutritioncenter/Kidsnack.html1

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