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Choose My Plate

MyPlate Word Blanks

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Create a silly cooking themed story using nouns, adjectives, verbs, and more! Pupils fill in the blanks using their knowledge of different types of fruit, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy, then read the story aloud to hear a whacky...
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Handmade Fettuccine

For Teachers 4th Standards
Young chefs engage in an interdisciplinary cooking lesson converting measurements within a recipe, crafting noodles, gathering herbs from the school garden, and making fettuccine for a class luncheon.
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The Optimization of Food

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discuss nutrition and how to make better choices with food. In this algebra and nutrition lesson, students discuss the way the body process food and the importance of nutrition for our cells. They discuss calories, fats and...
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Nutrition Track

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the importance of a healthy diet based on the USDA food pyramid. They log their daily food intake in a journal. They create charts to analyze and compare their diets to the USDA recommended allowances.
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Making Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In this well-designed nutritional activity, students are given the opportunity to create their own daily food record, compare their nutrient with minimimun requirements, and think critically about their own food choices. Materials and...
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Nutrition with a Smile

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders play a game about personal health behaviors related to nutrition.
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Biotechnology, GMOs and Food

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore controversy around genetically modified foods, identify source of controversy, and role play town hall meeting on genetically modified foods, to examine viewpoints and arguments for and against genetic modification.
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Measuring Calories in Food

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners measure the amount of calories in food. In this food energy lesson, students discuss what a calorie is, how our bodies use a calorie, and how many we need. Then, learners use a calorimeter to calculate the amount of energy in a...
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Forest Food Webs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the interdependency of life in a temperate forest by studying selected organisms from an Asian temperate forest and creating a food web.
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Food Contributions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make an alphabet book. In this food contributions instructional activity students identify foods first harvested by indigenous people. Students use the different foods that are still eaten today that were first harvested...
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Burn Baby Burn

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils use the Internet to research information on the food pyramid, recommended daily allowances of nutrients, caloric intake and expenditure, and value of foods. They analyze their own eating habits and exercise level.
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Food Math

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore healthy habits by completing caloric measurement activities. In this food choice lesson plan, 4th graders discuss what types of foods give you protein or fat and utilize a food chart to measure caloric intake....
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New Food Saves Lives, Could End Hunger

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students locate the country of Niger, then read a news article about a new type of food that is being used to fight childhood hunger in Africa. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with map and vocabulary...
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The Food Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research a food pyramid website and research a healthy diet.  In this food pyramid lesson, 3rd graders complete a puzzle based on the research they've completed and create a healthy main course menu.
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Steps to a Healthier You

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the food pyramid. In this dietary health lesson plan, students examine the food pyramid on the MyPyramid.gov website and discuss healthy eating strategies. There are various links to websites in this lesson plan.
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Recommended Daily Food Intake Vs. Actual Intake

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students see how their daily food intake compares to the recommended daily intake. They will use computer skills, math skills, and develop or reinforce nutritional facts about eating healthy. After compiling their data, students discuss...
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Food Pyramid Coloring

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this food pyramid instructional activity, students color the pyramids to match the correct food groups by the colors listed. Students then color the foods inside each pyramid.
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Youth Obesity: Schools Fight Back

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Kids fight obesity by comparing the USDA food intake suggestions to what they personally consume throughout the day. They watch a video, read texts, and explore related vocabulary which they use as they compose an oral presentation. 
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Teaching Nutrition Using the Food Guide Pyramid

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how to make healthy eating choices. There are goals included for students to meet by the end of fifth grade.
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My Pyramid

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this food pyramid worksheet, students fill in the 5 boxes at the bottom of the food pyramid and draw or color foods within the 5 food pyramid areas.
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The Quicker the Better? Food Processing

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore food processing. In this food processing lesson, 6th graders investigate the effects of processing foods on the food's nutritional value. Students examine a variety of healthy snack options.
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Nutrition and Fast Food: Making Informed Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the components of a balanced diet and their importance to good health. Students research their favorite types of fast food to determine how healthy they really are. Links to websites of popular fast food companies are...
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Health: Diet and Nutrition

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Pupils access a variety of nutrition and health related resources on the Internet. They examine the food pyramid, match food groups, play interactive games, read an online story, analyze the labels on food packaging, and take a...
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Dollar Value and Fast-Food Nutrition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how they can make changes to form healthy eating habits.  In this investigative lesson students examine food guidelines and the food pyramid. 

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