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

!

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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