There's nothing as satisfying as a crunchy carrot or a juicy apple! Teach your middle and high schoolers about healthy eating habits with a set of nutrition activities. After analyzing the model of the food pyramid, learners apply the structure to a typical school lunch, and create foldables to reflect their new knowledge of healthy eating choices.

Concepts

the food pyramid, healthy eating, healthy habits, diet, eating habits, nutritional needs, Nutrition, food groups

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Display the foldables during Open House or a parents' night
• Host a healthy banquet for your class or grade level, full of nutritious foods that class members might not be eating on a daily basis
• Encourage learners to keep a food journal over the course of a week, and categorize what they ate in that time period into the appropriate food groups

Classroom Considerations

• Includes minimal instructions for implementation, but you can use the materials for your own purposes with the instructions that are provided
• Resource was created in 2007, so it is missing many of the changes that have been made to the food pyramid model
• The last page of the resource is the first page of the next activity, without the rest of it

Pros

• Promotes healthy and mindful eating habits
• Games and activities are fun and engaging for all learners

Cons

• Format of the file does not allow you to click on the attachment links; some of which provide important materials (templates, extension activities, etc.)