Welcome! Hi! My name is Mr. Tomato, and these are my friends Ms. Lettuce, Mr. Broccoli and Ms. Carrot. We will be your tour guides through out this delicious adventure! Before we begin, there are a few things we need to go over. At the bottom of each slide you will find arrows and a main menu button. Click on these to navigate through the lesson. When ever you see me, or any of my friends, make sure to look at what we are saying. We are here to help! Follow me!

Information on Learners and Learners Environment 2 ND graders Public school students Computer lab Headphones PowerPoint processor K-2 nd grade reading levels RESOURCES: Google images self MAINMAIN MENU

Objectives Today we will be learning about what kind of food groups exist and why. As well as some other healthy habits that go hand-in-hand with eating right. MAINMAIN MENU 1)Given a blank food pyramid and a word bank, students will be able to label each section within 3 attempts. 2) Given a matching activity, student will be able to match pictures of foods to each category from the food pyramid within 3 attempts. 3) Given a plate containing four food groups, students will be able to write four sentences about each foods nutritional value, without grammatical error. Click on the play button to meet Ms. Jackson and hear about what this lesson contains!

MAIN MENU QUIZ GRAINS VEGETABLES DAIRY PROTIENS FRUITS Click on any of the blue tabs to get started! Be sure to pay attention to the information and do the check points. This will help you with the quiz!

GRAINS What are grains? Anything made from cereal grains like: Wheat Rice Oats Cornmeal What kinds of foods are made from grains? Bread Pasta Oatmeal Cereal Tortillas MAINMAIN MENU Click on the play button to view a video on how grain is made!

Grains How much should you eat? Typically for kids between 4-8, you should get 5 ounces per day. What counts as an ounce? MAIN MENUMENU 1 Slice of bread 1 Cup cereal ½ Cup rice

Grains What is the nutritional value? They are a source or dietary fiber, B vitamins, and minerals. These all help you grow happy and healthy! MAINMAIN MENU B vitamins help your brain grow strong and healthy.

Grains Find the grain on the plate! Click on the foods to find out what one is a grain.

Great job! Spaghetti is pasta and that means it’s a grain! MAIN MENU

Not quite! Strawberries are a fruit.

Try Again! Green beans are a vegetable.

VEGETABLES What are vegetables? A plant or part of a plant that is used as food such as: – Broccoli – Corn – Lettuce – Green beans – Carrots – Bell peppers – Asparagus – Cucumbers MAIN MENUMENU

Vegetables How much should you eat? 1 cup raw/cooked, 2 cups leafy, or 1 ½ cups 100% veggie juice. MAIN MENU

Vegetables What is the nutritional value? Low in fat and calories No cholesterol Nutrients include: potassium, fiber, vitamins A & C and foliate MAIN MENU Take a look at all the nutritional value vegetables have! These all help keep you and your body happy and healthy!

Vegetables Find the vegetables on the plate! Look at the plate of food below and click on the vegetable.

Fantastic! Salad is mainly lettuce with various other vegetables tossed in as well!. MAIN MENU

Not quite! A burger can have vegetables on it but it mainly has the meat, cheese and bread. Try again

Sorry! Although French-fries were once potatoes, once they become fried they lose a lot of nutritional value.

FRUITS What are fruits? Fruit is the ovaries of the flower. MAIN MENUMENU

Fruit How much should you eat? 1-1 ½ cups, one whole fruit, or 1 cup 100% fruit juice. MAIN MENUMENU

Fruits What is the nutritional value? Protects your heart, helps eye sight, controls blood pressure, stabilizes blood sugar, boost memory. Click anywhere on the screen to see a chart with some examples! MAIN MENUMENU

Fruits Find the Fruit on the plate! Look at the plate below and click on the fruit.

Super job! All of the berries on the plate are fruits! MAIN MENUMENU

Sorry, try again! Bacon is a meat which means it’s a protein, not a fruit.

Wrong food! Pancakes are made from gains. Try again!

DAIRY What is a dairy food? Dairy is any fluid milk and or food made of milk that retains calcium. What kinds of food are dairy foods? Here are a few examples: Milk Yogurt Cheese Butter MAINMAIN MENU Click on the play button to see how butter is made! This process is similar to how other dairy products are made

Dairy How much should you eat? 2 ½ cups of dairy per day! MAINMAIN MENU

Dairy What is the nutritional value? Dairy has calcium, potassium, and vitamin D. these all help make your bones strong and healthy. MAIN MENUMENU Dairy foods help build strong bones! Fun fact: Ice cream is made from dairy! But you still need to eat other dairy foods to stay healthy

Dairy Find the dairy on the plate! Look at the plate and click on the food that is a dairy.

Correct! Yogurt is made from milk and retains calcium which makes it a dairy.

Sorry, try again! Salad has various vegetables.

Not quite! Bread is a grain. MAINMAIN MENU

PROTEINS What are protein foods? All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds. MAINMAIN MENU

Proteins How much should you eat? 4 ounces of proteins should be consumed per day. This could look like: MAIN MENU 4 eggs 4 ounces meat, seafood, poultry 4 teaspoons peanut butter 2-4 ounces of nuts or seeds 1 cup beans

Proteins What is the nutritional value? Protein foods have protein, B vitamins, vitamin E, iron, zinc, and magnesium. These all work to make strong bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. MAIN MENUMENU Proteins help make strong bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood!

Proteins Find the protein on the plate! Look at the plate below and click on the protein.

Great job! Steak is a meat which means it’s a protein. MAIN MENUMENU

Try again! A baked potato is not a protein.

Take another look! Asparagus is a vegetable.

Quiz Time! MAIN MENUMENU Lets see how much you remember!

QUESTION #1 Click on the letter the correctly describes a fact about grains. A.) Grains have Vitamin B that help your Brain grow strong. B.) Carrots are a grain. C.) Grains are the only food you should eat for a balanced diet. D.) Grains come from an animal.

Great job!

Sorry! That is not the right answer. Try again!

QUESTION #2 What food group has all of these nutritional values? Click on the correct food group in the blue circle to uncover the correct answer. The answer will only appear once you have chosen the correct group. Dairy Vegetables Grains

QUESTION #3 Find the correct measurements for how much fruit you should eat on a daily basis. Click on the correct measurement cups.

Correct!

Not quite! Try again!

QUESTION #4 Dairy products contain lots of calcium. What does calcium help build in your body? A.) Hair B.) Muscles C.) Strong bones

Great job! Milk helps build strong bones.

Sorry, take another look!

QUESTION #5 Find the protein foods among the pictures. Click on the correct picture.

Way to go! Meat, nuts, fish and eggs are all proteins.

That is not the right answer, try again!

You made it to the end! Great job with the quiz! I hope you were able to learn a lot about all the different food groups and how they benefit you. Thanks for your participation! See you next time!