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Why is this a better choice than pizza, chips, and gatorade?What main nutrients are in this meal?How could students benefit from eating this lunch?
Well planned meals are nutritionally balanced and feature a variety of color, texture, temperature, shapes, and flavors that blend well together. How does this meal exhibit these features?
*Today you will plan a day of meals for someone following their daily food plan requirements. Use the food replicas and packages to create a day of healthy eating. You will have 3 plates for meals and include a snack as well. Remember to limit processed foods, empty calories.
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Present your meals to the class. *Who would your daily food plan be appropriate for?*Show examples of each of the 6 main nutrients.*Demonstrate how your meal is balanced and follows color, texture,
shape, temperature, flavor components.*What was challenging about planning/meeting requirements?
*Complete the lab sheet. Bag foods and return to correct boxes.
Meal planning Lab Name____________________
1) Do you ever think about or plan your food and drink choices for the day? If so, give an example.
2) List 3 ways you could benefit from planning and eating balanced meals:
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3) ID 3 nutritional concerns with this meal:
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4) If this were your lunch, what should you keep in mind when selecting the rest of your food and drink for the day?
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