The 5 food groups represented on MyPlate and examples of foods in each group.

How to use the Food Facts Label to identify foods that are low in sugar and high in calcium.

The difference between nutrient dense foods and non-nutrient dense foods.

Appropriate portion sizes for each food group.

The basic functions and needs for the human body, such as eating.

That a variety of foods provide a variety of essential nutrients.

Eating nutrient rich food and beverages gives the body energy to properly function.

The food choices you make affect health and growth.

Nutrient dense foods work as fuel for daily function.

Eating and drinking in moderation maintains good health.

Effectively use MyPlate to plan healthy and balanced meals, such as breakfast.

Accurately read and interpret Food Facts Labels to make conscious and knowledgeable food choices.

Identify specific nutrient dense food and beverages.

Actively demonstrate proper portion sizes of each of the 5 MyPlate food groups.

Explain how the body uses food and water for energy.

Responsibility in how their food choices affect their body's function, growth, and overall health.

Self-awareness in their environment and how it supports or does not support a healthy lifestyle.

Curiosity about types of food, tastes of food, and how they nourish and support the body in growth and function.

Proactiveness in making healthy choices early in life can affect your future health and wellness later in life.

1. Why do some foods give longer-lasting energy than others?

2. How do nutrient dense foods give the body energy?

3. How can someone determine if a meal is balanced?

   
   

The food choices you make affect health and growth.

1. How do food choices affect how the body grows?

2. Why should we eat a variety of food rather than the same thing everyday?

3. What happens to the body when too many non-nutrient dense foods are eaten?

4. How can eating healthy food help to perform better in school or on the playground?

   
   

Nutrient dense foods work as fuel for daily function.

1. How do vitamins, such as calcium, help bones stay strong?

2. How do nutrient dense food become fuel for the body?

3. Why do some foods provide quick energy, but make the body tired and hungry faster?

   
   

Eating and drinking in moderation maintains good health.

1. How can we use MyPlate as a guide to plan balanced, nutrient dense meals?

2. How can eating and drinking in moderation keep bodies healthy?

1. What does it mean for a food to be considered nutrient dense?

   
   

The food choices you make affect health and growth.

1. What kinds of food makes our bones strong?

   
   

Nutrient dense foods work as fuel for daily function.

1. What are a few examples of nutrient dense foods in each of the 5 MyPlate groups?

2. How can we use the Food Facts Label to identify nutrient dense foods?

   
   

Eating and drinking in moderation maintains good health.

1. What does "moderation" mean when it comes to eating and drinking?

2. How does portion size affect the balance of a meal?

Should healthy (nutrient dense) food be more affordable (cheaper) than "junk" (non-nutrient dense) food?

Who would you say is responsible for helping kids make healthy food choices? Why?

3.NPA.1.1 Use MyPlate to eat a nutritious breakfast each morning.

3.NPA.1.2 Check the Food Facts Label to determine foods that are low in sugar and high in calcium.

3.NPA.2 Understand the importance of consuming a variety of nutrient dense foods and beverages in moderation.

3.NPA.2.1 Identify the sources of a variety of foods.

3.NPA.2.2 Categorize beverages that are more nutrient dense.

3.NPA.2.3 Recognize appropriate portion sizes of foods for most Americans.

EX.3.L.1.1 Identify basic functions of the human body (e.g. eating, breathing, moving, sleeping).

EX.3.L.1.2 Identify basic needs of the human body (e.g. food, water, rest, protection).

EX.3.L.1.3 Understand how the functions and basic needs of the human body are essential for life.

Strategy: Examples and Non-Examples

Resource: Edutopia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeqSBQg9GNA

Outline of Learning Experience: Using the card sort strategy, the students will be provided with a series of images portraying examples and non-examples of a variety of common nutrient dense and non-nutrient dense food and beverages. Students will separate images under the appropriate column of a t-chart.

My curated resources to use: "Talk to a Dietician" and Nutrient Dense Overview" videos.

Strategy: Interactive Stations (hands-on/manipulative stations)

Resource: Prodigy https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/station-rotation

Outline of Learning Experience: Using 5-6 interactive stations and separating students into 5-6 groups, students will rotate through stations representing each MyPlate food group: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, and beverages. At each station, they explore sample foods (pictures, magazine cut outs, grocery store flyers) and select items to build their own balanced meal on a paper plate or card stock.

My curated resources to use: "MyPlate" visual and "MyPlate Overview" video

Strategy: Jigsaw Method

Resource: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/jigsaw-teaching-strategy/

Outline of Learning Experience: Students will divide into even groups and each takes on a role such as mouth, stomach, muscles, and determine how nutrients are broken down and used for energy, movement and growth. Students then teach other groups on what they learned/discovered, and connect each piece of the puzzle to how food is used as energy in the body.

My curated resources to use: "The Digestive System Breakdown" video