Broccoli, You re Hired!

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1 Halty Stps Halty Livs Halty Stps B you at, tink about wat gos on your plat or in your cup or bowl. Halty stps to build a alty plat: Mak alf your plat Switc to skim or 1% milk Mak at last alf your Vary your protin food coics fruits and vgtabls grains wol You can build a alty plat by coosing foods from t fiv food groups. Know t food groups, know yourslf, and know your plat: Vgtabls Rmmbr to at rd, orang and dark grn vgtabls Eat 2¹ 2 cups vry day Fruits Us fruits as snacks, salads or dssrts Eat 1¹ 2 cups vry day Dairy Low-fat or fat-fr dairy foods av t sam amount of calcium and otr nutrints, but lss fat and caloris Gt 2¹ 2 cups vry day Grains Coos foods tat nam a wol grain first on t ingrdints list Eat 6 ouncs vry day Protin Twic a wk, mak safood t protin on your plat Eat 5 ouncs vry day ½ cup ½ cup 1 cup 1 oz. 3 oz. * Daily intak rcommndations basd on a 1,800 calori pattrn. B pysically activ your way. Aim to b activ 60 minuts or mor vry day: Coos modrat and vigorous activitis Know your limits wit addd sugar, salt, and solid fats. Us t nutrition facts labl and ingrdint list to b a nutrition dtctiv of food you T rigt amount of food you dpnds on your ag and pysical activity lvl. Cck t wbsit, CoosMyPlat.gov Coos watr ovr sugary drinks GRADE LEVEL: Primary TIME: 45 minuts GROUPING STRUCTURE: Wol group EatHalty I at (and drink) t bst foods my body vry day. Broccoli, You r Hird! SUBJECTS: Halt Scinc Englis Languag Arts listning and spaking Social studis Objctiv Studnts will classify foods into groups and tink about t alt bnfits ac food group. 22 ACTIVITY Matrials/Prparation 5 Classroom Matrials Crayons, markrs, and/or colord pncils Blank papr (on st/studnt) 5 Downloadabl Matrials Halty Stps Halty Livs MyPlat postr or andout Food Cards Corn Halty Livs Wat at t s on W nyou t s plat t? ur 5 B t Activity Post postr Collct ral classifid/lp wantd advrtismnts to sow to class as xampls Activity 22 pag 1 Tink Eat Mov Halty Halty Halty Foods to at lss Eat t rigt amount Opning t Activity 1. Introduc t Halty Stps Halty Livs MyPlat postr. T postr is a tool to lp us larn ow to tink, at, and mov alty. Tr ar picturs, symbols, and mssags tat tll us about nutrition (wic mans ating alty) and pysical activity (wic mans moving alty). On vry important symbol on t postr is t MyPlat icon. MyPlat illustrats t fiv food groups using somting w s at maltims, a plac stting. MyPlat sows us ow to build a alty plat by coosing foods from t fiv food groups. 2. Point to ac food group and av studnts nam t group out loud. Discuss wy it is important to at foods from all food groups vry day. Discussion points: W nd to at foods from ac of t food groups to av a balancd dit. Our bodis rciv nutrints tat ar vital to our alt from ac of t food groups. Halty Stps Halty Livs

2 A balancd dit is ndd bcaus ts nutrints work togtr onc ty gt insid of our bodis. T rigt balanc nabls ac food to do its job. 3. Tll studnts tat ty r going to b larning mor about t alt bnfits of t food groups. EatHalty I at (and drink) t bst foods my body vry day. Broccoli, You r Hird! 22 continud ACTIVITY Lading t Activity 4. Can studnts nam any alt bnfits of ating alty? Discussion points: Has anyon vr ard tat carrots ar good your ys or tat orang juic lps prvnt colds? Do you tink ts statmnts ar tru? 5. Discuss t alt bnfits of common nutrints and t food groups in wic t nutrints ar found. Common nutrints by Food Group: Calcium Fibr Carboydrats Grains Dairy Vgtabls Fruits Protin 6. T foods w at av important jobs to do in our bodis. Tll studnts tat ty r going to prtnd to b foods wo ar applying jobs wit companis looking to ir foods wit crtain abilitis. Protin Iron Potassium Vitamins Minrals Halt Bnfits Carboydrats giv us nrgy. Calcium builds strong bons and tt. Protin builds muscl. Fibr lps us fl full and lps t food w at mov troug our bodis. Vitamins lp us stay alty in many ways. Vitamin A lps kp our skin alty. Vitamin C lps our wounds al. Vitamin D lps our bons stay strong. Minrals lp convrt t food w at into nrgy. Iron is a minral tat lps carry oxygn in our blood. Potassium is a minral tat is good our arts by lping to lowr our blood prssur. 7. Ask studnts wat classifid/lp wantd advrtismnts ar and wr ty can b found. Provid xampls of ral classifid/lp wantd advrtismnts. 8. Giv ac studnt a food card. Studnts will prtnd to b t food on t card ty rciv. 9. Rad t Halty Town Post classifids to t class. Discuss on job dscription at a tim. Ask studnts if ty tink t food ty ar prtnding to b sould apply t job. Halty Stps Activity 22 pag 2 Halty Livs

3 Excutiv Cif of Staff Vitamins and Minrals Division EatHalty I at (and drink) t bst foods my body vry day. Broccoli, You r Hird! 22 continud ACTIVITY V&M Corporation sks a full-tim food or drink tat is filld wit vitamins and minrals. Can b frs, frozn, or cannd. Must b rady to go wit any mal. Exprinc as a fruit or vgtabl is rquird. Call VEG-4YOU mor inmation. Iron Intrnational nds full-tim food to fill our iron tcnician vacancy. Job rquirs carrying oxygn in blood. Must av xprinc in t Protin Food Group. Apply witin. Calcium Rcruiting Spcialist Fibr Stylist Fabulous Fibr Salon is sking a fulltim fibr stylist. Must b comtabl lping otr foods mov troug t uman body. Grains and vgtabls ar strongly ncouragd to apply. Grat bnfits. Apply witin. Iron Tcnician Protin Production Assistant Protin Plus is looking a protin production assistant. Rsponsibl building muscl in uman bodis. Must av xprinc in Dairy or Protin Food Group. 40 ours pr wk. Snd rsum to protin.com. Calcium Rcruitr sougt. Dairy Good Company is looking a full-tim food or drink tat is ric in calcium. Must want to lp bons. Exprinc wit t Fruit or Dairy Group is rquird. Individual will work undr t dirction of t uman body. Apply at dairygoodfoods.com. Carboydrat Counslor Carb Max is sking a carboydrat counslor to lp turn otr foods into nrgy. Must work wll wit otrs. Grains Group mmbrs ar ncouragd to apply. Nd xcllnt rfrncs. Fax rsum to 304-CARB. 10. Hav studnts coos t job ty tink tir food sould b and writ t nam of t job on a blank pic of papr. 11. Hav studnts draw and color a pictur of tir assignd food doing t job ty cos. Add funny dtails suc as unims, quipmnt, or actions (.g., giving a prsntation). Closing t Activity 12. Studnts sar picturs wit t rst of t class. 13. Ask studnts to sar on nw ting tat ty av larnd about a food or food group. Modifications For oldr studnts, mak t activity mor callnging by aving studnts complt an application and partnr intrviw procss using Studnt Activity St 5 (providd at altystps and Giv ac studnt a copy of t Halty Town Post classifids to rad indpndntly. Hav studnts slct a job and complt t application. Studnts can conduct mock intrviws wit a partnr and dcid if tir foods sould b ird t jobs. Activity 22 pag 3 Halty Stps Halty Livs

4 NAME DATE Studnt Activity St 5 t s B t g n i k Pic b J t r o f Food ng to b. you ar prtndi od fo t of 1 Writ t nam t t s tlls you abou or as r ac ur t 2 Listn to yo y. n jobs you ca appl r t advrtismnt fo d fi si as cl t past 3 Cut and apply. w job you ant to plication. job ap 4 Fill out t 5 1 My food is: 2 Listn to your tacr... Halty Stps Halty Livs r. Cck trviw ac ot in d an r n rt r. pa Mt wit a ur partnr s pap yo l ia it in d an x bo t You r Hird 3 My food is applying... ifid ad r. Cut and glu class go to nxt pag Activity 22 pag 4

5 Studnt Activity St 5 Picking t Bst Food t Job Excutiv Cif of Staff Vitamins and Minrals Division V&M Corporation sks a fulltim food or drink tat is filld wit vitamins and minrals. Can b frs, frozn, or cannd. Must b rady to go wit any mal. Exprinc as a fruit or vgtabl is rquird. Call VEG- 4YOU mor inmation. Protin Production Assistant Iron Tcnician Iron Intrnational nds full-tim food to fill our iron tcnician vacancy. Job rquirs carrying oxygn in blood. Must av xprinc in t Protin Food Group. Apply witin. Calcium Rcruiting Spcialist Fibr Stylist Fabulous Fibr Salon is sking a fulltim fibr stylist. Must b comtabl lping otr foods mov troug t uman body. Grains and vgtabls ar strongly ncouragd to apply. Grat bnfits. Apply witin. Protin Plus is looking a protin production assistant. Rsponsibl building muscl in uman bodis. Must av xprinc in Diary or Protin Food Group. 40 ours pr wk. Snd rsum to protin.com. Calcium Rcruitr sougt. Dairy Good Company is looking a full-tim food or drink tat is ric in calcium. Must want to lp bons. Exprinc wit t Fruit or Dairy Group is rquird. Individual will work undr t dirction of t uman body. Apply at dairygoodfoods.com. Carboydrat Counslor Carb Max is sking a carboydrat counslor to lp turn otr foods into nrgy. Must work wll wit otrs. Grains Group mmbrs ar ncouragd to apply. Nd xcllnt rfrncs. Fax rsum to 304-CARB. Activity 22 pag 5 Halty Stps Halty Livs

6 4 Fill out t job application. Studnt Activity St 5 Picking t Bst Food t Job Application Employmnt Nam: Food Nam: Poto I.D. (draw a pictur of your food) Exprinc Wat food group ar you in? (circl on) Grains Dairy Fruits Vgtabls Protin Skills Nam on way you can lp a prson b alty: Wat is on rason tat popl lik you? 5 Partnr Part intrviw Tll your partnr wy you ar t bst food t job you applid. Sow your partnr your job application. You r Hird! (Intrviwr s initials) Halty Stps Activity 22 pag 6 Halty Livs