Assignments

Due Tuesday•Choose & Submit a Smoothie Recipe For

Your Group

Due Thursday•Track food and exercise for 3

consecutive days. Bring the log to class on

Thursday.

Learning Target

• I can identify the parts of the food guide pyramid and how they relate to the new myplate recommendations.

Orange

• Grains

• Eat 6 ounces of grains a day

• Try to eat at least 3 ounces of whole grains

• Read the label and the first ingredient should be whole

Green

• Vegetables

• Eat 2 ½ cups a day

• Fresh vegetables are healthier that cooked

• Avoid vegetables cooked in butter or cream

Red

• Fruits

• Eat 2 cups a day

• Fresh fruits are healthier than cooked or canned

• Avoid fruits cooked in sugar

Yellow

• Fats and Oils

• Eat in moderation

• Olive oil is a healthier choice than vegetable oil

• Avoid fried foods

Blue

• Dairy Group

• Eat three servings a day

• Low fat and fat free has more nutrition than whole products

• Ice cream should be eaten in moderation

Purple

• Meat and Beans

• Eat 6 ounces a day

• Try to eat lean meat

Steps

• Thirty to forty minutes three times a week

• Clean

• Walk

• Swim

• Play a sport

• Garden

Having a healthy balanced diet today will create a healthy and

balanced diet for the future.

My Plate

Serving Sizes

• 3 ounces of meat• One deck of cards

• Medium Apple• Tennis Ball

• One ounce of cheese• Four stacked dice

• ½ cup of ice cream• Tennis ball

• 1 cup of mashed potatoes or broccoli

• Size of your fist

• 1 teaspoon of butter or peanut butter

• Size of the tip of your thumb