Nutrition & Physical Activity
Lesson 1
Nutrition and Exercise
Activity 1
Eating Healthy:
The Big Picture View
Student Objectives
Students will be able to:
• Name foods that fit into each of the food groups.
• Identify foods they like in each of the food groups.
Time
40
minutes
Materials and Preparation
• Review Flip Chart Images 26, 27 and 28.
• Copy Food Groups Booklet 1–6 (Masters 32A–F ) for each
student.
• Prepare a Food Groups Booklet to model for students.
• Have a stapler or paper clips available for students.
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Flip Chart
Image
26
Instructional art rationale: This image introduces the idea of taking
a big picture view of a situation to understand it better.
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Teaching Steps
Show Image 26
What is this?
Summarize
This is the earth. You can see the shape of the whole planet. This is
how the earth looks in pictures taken far away in space. Some people
would call this a Big Picture view.
Explain
Big Picture means a way of looking at something. To see a Big Picture
view, you have to back up and look at all the parts at once to understand how they work together.
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Flip Chart
Image
27
Picture View of Healthy Eati
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Instructional art rationale: This image introduces MyPlate.
It builds a value and shapes a norm for using the plate as a guide in
making healthy food choices.
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Flip Chart
Image
28
Food Groups
Instructional art rationale: This image introduces and prompts
­discussion of the various food groups. It increases knowledge and shapes
a norm for making healthy food choices.
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Show Image 27
MyPlate gives you a Big Picture view of healthy eating.
It will help you learn which foods to eat to be healthy.
Create
Food Groups Booklet 6
You’re going to make your own Food Groups
Booklet. It will be your Big Picture view of healthy
eating.
Distribute the Food Groups Booklet activity
sheets. Have students staple the sheets
together along the side.
Oils
Food Groups Booklet 5
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32B
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Food Groups Booklet 1
32A
Have
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Have
Food Job
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Have
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Have
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Food Job
Food Job
Food Group
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Refer to Image 28 as you
describe the food groups on the
booklet pages.
Each of the sections of the
plate and below it represents a
food group. Foods in the same
group are very much alike.
32C
Food Groups Booklet 3
Food Group
Show Image 28
32D
Food Job
Food Group
Food Groups Booklet 2
32E
Food Job
Food Group
Food Group
Look at your booklet. It’s going to
help you take a Big Picture
view of the food choices you
can make to be healthy.
Food Job
Food Groups Booklet 4
Explain
32F
Have
every day.
Masters 32A–F
Point to the food groups as you mention them. Have students label the
food group box on each page of their booklets as you review it.
Accept all answers that fit.
Explain
The first food group is called the v­ egetables group. Label this group.
Remind students not to complete the “Food Job” or the “Have __ every
day” boxes yet.
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A s k & D is c u s s
What foods belong in the vegetables group?
Accept all answers that fit.
S u rvey
What foods in this group do you like to eat?
E x p la in
The next food group is the fruits group. Label this group.
A s k & D is c u s s
What foods belong in the fruits group?
Accept all answers that fit.
S u rvey
What foods in this group do you like to eat?
E x p la in
The next food group is the grains group. Label this group.
A s k & D is c u s s
What foods belong in the grains group?
S u rvey
What foods in this group do you like to eat?
E x p la in
The next food group is the protein group. Label this group.
A s k & D is c u s s
What foods belong in the protein group?
Accept all answers that fit. Be sure to include meat, nuts, beans, eggs and peanut
butter.
S u rvey
What foods in this group do you like to eat?
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Explain
The last food group is the dairy group.
Ask & Discuss
What foods belong in the dairy group?
Accept all answers that fit. Be sure to include yogurt, cheese and calciumfortified soymilk.
Survey
What foods in this group do you like to eat?
Explain
Oils are not a food group, but they are an important part of your
diet. Oils are on the last booklet page. Oils come from many different
plants and from fish.
Ask & Discuss
Can you think of some foods that are mainly oils?
Accept all answers that fit, including mayonnaise, salad dressings, olive
oil, soybean oil, vegetable oil and soft margarine.
Summarize
MyPlate is a Big Picture view of healthy eating.
You can use the plate to help you make healthy food choices.
Choose more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and low-fat milk, cheese
and yogurt. Have a little healthy oil every day. Choose only a little,
and not very often, from sugary foods. And don’t forget to drink
plenty of water each day.
Save the Food Groups Booklet for the next activity.
Assessment Benchmarks
Students:
Verbally identified foods in each of the food groups.
Verbally identified foods they like in each of the food groups.
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