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Learn and Earn: Food Shuffle
Objectives
Time: 20 minutes
Students will:
Vocabulary
ngage in a kinesthetic activity to
• Edeepen
understanding of food groups
and recommended daily nutrition.
iscuss the impact of limited access to
• Dhealthy
foods and an imbalanced diet.
Set-Up
repare the Daily Recommended
• PFood
Amounts (page 2) chart for projection
on a large screen.
• Access
• Daily
• Recommended
Materials
• Computer and Internet access
• Interactive whiteboard or projector/screen
• Food Group Cards, one set
rint (in color) and cut apart the
• PFood
Group Cards (page 3).
Directions
1. To introduce the theme of nutrition, play the “Food Shuffle” game with students:
roject the Daily Recommended Food Amounts chart and review with students. Explain that the
• Pchart
highlights the amount from each food group recommended for children their age.
Give each student a Food Group Cards. Spread the extras on a table accessible to the class.
• Explain
that the goal of the game is for participants to form groups that represent a day of healthy
eating and reflect the amounts on the chart as closely as possible.
n your signal, have students move around the room and give them two minutes to form groups.
• ODirect
them to hold their cards in the air when they have successfully formed a group. Allow
students who are stuck to trade their cards for one of the extras.
hen time is up, review each group’s choices against the chart and determine if they have
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represented a healthy day of eating. Play additional rounds as time allows.
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2. Debrief the game using some of the following questions:
• Why do our bodies need different types of foods?
hat would be the effect on our bodies if we ate too much or too little of these foods? If our diets
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were lacking in one or more food groups?
• What challenges did you have in creating a healthy day of eating during the game?
hat challenges do some families have in real life in getting the right amount and balance of
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foods to be healthy?
hat factors might contribute to not being able to get healthy foods in some communities or
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parts of the world?
Daily Recommended Food Amounts for Children Ages 9 to 18
Dairy
Fruits
1½–2 cups
3 cups
Grains
3–4 ounces
Vegetables
2–3 cups
Protein
5–6 ounces
Note: Recommendations for grains and proteins are ounce equivalents Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, choosemyplate.gov
Teacher Tip: To reinforce the ideas introduced
in this activity, engage students on the lesson
Preparing for Kid Power Missions.
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Dairy
Protein
Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Food Group Cards
small glass of
orange juice
(1/2 cup)
box of raisins
(1/2 cup)
small dish of
applesauce
(1/2 cup)
small peach
(1/2 cup)
two medium plums
(2/3 cup)
small dish of
pineapple chunks
(3/4 cup)
large banana
(1 cup)
sixteen grapes
(1 cup)
three medium
mushrooms
(1/4 cup)
three ounces mashed
sweet potato
(1/3 cup)
large stalk celery
(1/2 cup)
small red pepper
(1/2 cup)
one ounce raw spinach
(2/3 cup)
six ounces green peas
(3/4 cup)
two medium carrots
(1 cup)
ten broccoli florets
(1 cup)
three crackers
(1/2 ounce)
one slice bread
(1 ounce)
three cups popcorn
(1 ounce)
half-cup cooked
oatmeal
(1 ounce)
English muffin
(2 ounces)
one cup cooked pasta
(2 ounces)
three pancakes
(3 ounces)
large flour tortilla
(4 ounces)
one egg
(1 ounce)
one tablespoon
peanut butter
(1 ounce)
half can tuna
(2 ounces)
half cup tofu
(2 ounces)
one and a half
cups of lentil soup
(3 ounces)
small chicken breast
(3 ounces)
medium hamburger
(4 ounces)
one cup cooked
black beans
(4 ounces)
four ounces
cottage cheese
(1/4 cup)
one scoop ice cream
(1/3 cup)
four ounces yogurt
(1/2 cup)
one ounce
hard cheese
(1/24 cup)
six ounces soy milk
(2/3 cup)
one string cheese
(3/4 cup)
four ounces
shredded cheese
(1 cup)
eight ounces milk
(1 cup)
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