nutrition for kids

Nutrition For Kids

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The Food PyramidWhat Food Goes

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The Food PyramidTo be able to eat a nutritious meal you

must know what foods are in each group and how much of each food group you should eat. By knowing this information

you can pick foods that will keep you healthy and in good shape!

I love the food

pyramid!!!

The Food PyramidHere are

the directions Have fun!

• Click on a level of the Food Pyramid and it will give a a brief description of that group

• When you want to go back to the Food Pyramid to select another group click

Food PyramidClick on a

level of the

pyramid

Fats, Oils, and Sweets

DiaryGroup

Meat and Beans

Group

FruitGroup

VegetableGroup

Grain Group

Grain GroupWhat Foods Make Up the Grain

Group?Any food made from rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or other grains make up this group.

Why Eat Grains?• Helps build strong muscles• Great source of Vitamin B and iron• Helps the body release energy

You choose grains!

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Grain Group How Much Should You Eat?• Children 4-8 years old should eat about 4-5

ounces daily• Girls 9-13 should eat about 5 ounces daily• Boys 9-13 should eat about 6 ounces daily

What Counts as an Ounce? • 1 slice of bread• 1 cup of cereal • ½ cups of rice or pasta

Grain Group

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Grain GroupCorrect!!

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Fruit GroupWhat Foods Make Up the Fruit

Group? Any fruit or 100% fruit juice makes up the Fruit Group.

Why Eat Fruits?• Important source of Potassium and Vitamin D• Keep teeth and gums healthy• Helps heal cuts and wounds

You chooseFruit!!

Fruit Group How Much Should You Eat? • Children 4-8 years old should eat 1-1 ½ cups

daily• Girls and boys should ages 9-13 should eat 1 ½

cups daily

What Counts as an Ounce?• 1 cup of Fruit • 1 cup 100% Fruit Juice

Fruit Group

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Fruit GroupCorrect!!

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Vegetable GroupWhat Group Make Up the Vegetable

Group? Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of the vegetable group.

Why Eat Vegetables?• Important source of Vitamin A,C, and E• Keeps eyes and skin healthy• Keeps you at a healthy blood pressure

You chooseVegetables!

Vegetable GroupHow Much Should You Eat? • Children 4-8 years old should eat 1 ½ cups daily• Girls ages 9-13 should eat 2 cups daily• Boys ages 9-13 should eat 2 ½ cups daily

What Counts As A Cup• 1 cup raw or cooked vegetables• 1 cup vegetables juice

Vegetable Group

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Vegetable GroupCorrect!!

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Diary GroupWhat Foods Make Up The Dairy Group?

All fluid milk products and many foods made from milk are considered part of this food group.

Why Eat Dairy Products?• Calcium used for building strong bones and teeth • Build Bone Mass

You choose Dairy!

Diary GroupHow Much Should You Eat? • Children 4-8 years old should have 2 cups of

diary daily • Girls and boys ages 9-13 should have 3 cups of

dairy daily

What Counts As A Cup?• 1 cup milk or yogurt • 1 ½ ounces of cheese

Diary Group

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Dairy GroupCorrect!!

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Meat and Beans Group

What Foods Make Up The Meat and Beans Group?All foods made from meat, poultry, fish, dry beans or peas, eggs, nuts and seed make up this group.

Why Eat Meat and Beans?• Important for Protein, Vitamin E, and Iron• Building block for bone, muscle, skin, cartilage, and blood• Helps release energy

You chooseMeat and Beans!

Meat and Beans Group

How Much Should You Eat? • Children 4-8 years old should eat 3-4 ounces

daily• Girls and boys ages 9-13 should eat 5 ounces

daily

What Counts As A Ounce?• 1 egg• 1 tablespoon of peanut butter• 1 ounce meat or fish

Meat and Bean Group

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Meat and Bean GroupCorrect!!

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Oils, Fats, and SweetsWhat Foods Make Up The Oils, Fats,

and Sweets Group?All foods the contain solid fats, oils for flavoring, or regular oils.

Why Eat Oils, Fats, and Sweets?Oils, fats, and sweets should be eaten sparingly, but are essential fatty acids.

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Oils, Fats, and Sweets

Oils, Fats, and Sweets

How Much Should You Eat? • Children 4-8 years old should have 4 teaspoons

daily• Girls and boys ages 9-13 should have 5

teaspoons daily

What Counts As A Teaspoon?• 1 tablespoon butter• 1 tablespoon of peanut butter• 1 ounce sunflower seeds

Oils, Fats, and Sweets

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think?

Fats, Oils, and SweetsCorrect!!

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What Food Goes Where?

II can’t wait to get started!

What Food Goes Where?

Mary and Claire both brought healthy lunches to school. Click on a food item from Mary’s lunch, then Claire’s to see what food group it comes from. Click to return to their lunches.

Here are thedirections!

Mary Claire

What Food Goes Where?Mary

• Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich (on white bread)

• White Milk (2%)• Carrots• Chocolate Chip

cookie

Yummy!

Click on a food item!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

The bread would be from the Grain

Group.

The peanut butter would be from the Meat and

Beans Group.

The jelly would be from the Oils, Fats, and Sugars Group.

It covers3 food groups!

White Milk

White Milk would be in the Dairy Group.

I love my Milk!!

Carrots

Carrots belong in to the Vegetable Group.

Carrots sound really yummy!

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Chocolate Chip Cookies would be in the Fats, Oils, and Sweets Group.

Yummy in my

tummy!

What Food Goes Where?

Claire• Cheeseburger

(White bread, cheese, tomato, and lettuce)

• White Milk (2%)• Pretzels• Apple

Click on a Food item!

Yummy!!

Cheeseburger• The bun would be from the Grain Group

• The meat patty would be from the Meat and Beans Group

• The tomato and lettuce would be from the Vegetable Group

• The cheese would be from the Dairy Group

This has4 food groups!

White Milk

White Milk would be in the Dairy Group.

I’ll have strong

bones now!

Pretzels

Pretzels would be in the Grain Group.

Pretzels are theBest!

Apple

An apple would belong in the Fruit Group.

An apple aday keepsThe doctor away!

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Quiz TimeQuestion 1 (Click on your answer)

What level of the food group should you eat sparingly?

a) Grains

b) Oils, Fats, and Sweets

c) Dairy

d) Meat and Beans

Quiz TimeCorrect!!

Foods from the Oils, Fats, and Sweet Group should be

eaten sparingly.

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Incorrect!

You should have about 4-6 ounces of grains

daily.

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Incorrect!

You should have 2-3 cups of dairy products daily.

Quiz TimeOpps! That is Incorrect!

You should eat 3-5 ounces of food fromThe Meat and Beans Group Daily.

Quiz TimeQuestion 2 (Click on your answer)

What food would go in the Vegetable Group?

a) Green Beans

b) Yogurt

c) Pineapple

d) Rice

Quiz TimeCorrect!!

Green Beans are in the Vegetable Group.

Quiz TimeOpps!That is

Incorrect!

Yogurt is part of the Dairy Group.

Quiz TimeOpps!

That is Incorrect!

Pineapple is part of the Fruit Group

Quiz TimeOpps!

That is Incorrect!

Rice is part of the Grain Group.

Quiz TimeQuestion 3 (Click on your answer)

Why should you eat Fruits?a) So you can become a Fruit

b) To dye your hair red

c) To help your muscles grow

d) To help heal cuts and wounds

Quiz TimeCorrect!!

The vitamins and nutrients in Fruits help heal cuts and wounds

Quiz TimeOpps!

That is Incorrect!

Quiz TimeQuestion 4 (Click on your answer)

How many servings of the Meat and Bean Group should you have daily?

a) 2 ounces

b) 5 tablespoons

c) 6-10 ounces

d) 3-5 ounces

Quiz TimeCorrect!!

You should have 3-5 ounces of Meat and Beans daily

Quiz TimeOpps!

That is Incorrect!

Quiz TimeQuestion 5 (Click on your answer)

What food group would strawberries be in?

a) Oils, Fats, and Sweets

b) Fruit Group

c) Vegetable Group

d) Dairy Group

Quiz TimeCorrect!!

A strawberry would be in the Fruit Group

Quiz TimeOpps!

That is Incorrect!

Congratulations!!!!!

You have completed the Quiz!

You did anAwesome Job!

What You LearnedBy doing this fun PowerPoint

you should now be able to: Differentiate between each level of the food

pyramid Know facts and information about each food group Know examples of food from each food group

By knowing this information you are ready to start

making healthy food choices!

I hope you had tons of fun!

Thanks for learning with me!

Citations

All pictures retrieved from Google Images or Microsoft Clip Art

All text information retrieved from http://www.mypyramid.gov.