Choose my Plate Web quest Nick Johannesen

Introduction Little Timmy isn’t so little. As a matter of fact, Timmy is overweight and is one of the millions of kids in the U.S. who suffer obesity. Today, one in three kids are overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963. Childhood obesity is now the number one health concern among parents in the United States. Timmy needs some major help with his diet, and you can be the one to show him how. By completing this Web Quest you will understand the importance of each food group, how to create a plate for Timmy, and for the rest of your family.

Task By completing this Web Quest, you will obtain many valuable resources you can use to help you with your questions about nutrition. In this Web Quest, you will learn the importance of each food group. This includes how many servings you should consume per day, the nutrients you are gaining from them, and the health benefit from each one. After you learn about each food group you will enter a food of your choice into the food database located on www.choosemyplate.gov. Entering your food choices into the database will show the importance of journaling. During this Web Quest, you will complete fun activities based on the knowledge you already have about nutrition. You will also gain knowledge to help you answer questions about nutrition, and learn valuable information on portion sizes by completing a portion distortion quiz.

Process-Nutrition Before we begin our quest to creating a healthy plate, go to this website http://www.eatright.org/nnm/games/quiz/index.html and complete the short quiz. This quiz will ask you questions based on your eating habits, so answer them honestly. By the end of the quiz, it will grade how well your eating habit is. For an additional activity, go to this website, http://www.eatright.org/nnm/games/MythOrFact/index.html, and complete this fun fact or fiction game 6.8.1 Assess personal health practices.

Process-Food Groups (Instructions) Over the next slides you will learn about the five main food groups. Please take out a piece of paper and pencil, and answer the questions on each slide. Timmy needs help finding out how many servings he needs of each food group to get healthier. He also needs to know the nutrients he is gaining from each different group. Lastly, Timmy needs to know the benefits each food group provides to live a healthy lifestyle. There are websites listed under each question to help you find an answer. Please click on all of them to help you answer each question. After you answer the questions you will be asked to enter a food into the food database. This will help you learn how to journal your food and help you develop goals for yourself to maintain or improve your personal health.

Process-Fruits Question 1-How many servings of fruits should I consume per day? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health http://www.fitnessforweightloss.com/how-many-servings-of-fruit-do-i-need-in-a-day/ http://www.livestrong.com/article/447136-fruit-serving-size-per-day/ http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartDiseaseRisks/story?id=4218214#.UKvv-L-wVbI Question 2-What nutrients do fruits provide? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health. http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/key-nutrients-in-fruits-and-vegetables http://www.livestrong.com/article/240713-what-nutrients-do-fruits-vegetables-provide-in-a-diet/ Question 3-What are the healthy benefits from consuming fruits? http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/fruit-nutrition.html http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/08/20/health-benefits-of-fruit/ Go to https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/foodtracker.aspx and make a choice for a fruit to enter into the Super Tracker database. Keep this website up because you will be entering more information into it later on in the Web Quest. 6.8.2 Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health practice.

Process-Vegetables Question 1-How many servings of vegetables should I consume per day? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health http://www.livestrong.com/article/414658-vegetable-serving-size-requirements-per-day/ http://www.chow.com/food-news/80652/how-many-fruits-and-vegetables-should-i-eat-a-visual-guide/ http://www.cookinglight.com/healthy-living/healthy-habits/how-many-fruits-vegetables-a-day-00412000069787/ Question 2-What nutrients do vegetables provide? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health. http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/key-nutrients-in-fruits-and-vegetables http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/vegetables-why.html http://www.livestrong.com/article/240713-what-nutrients-do-fruits-vegetables-provide-in-a-diet/ Question 3-What are the healthy benefits from consuming vegetables? http://www.network-toolbox.cdph.ca.gov/en/handfvbenefits.asp http://www.livestrong.com/article/244154-what-are-the-benefits-of-eating-vegetables-fruits/ http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/familyhealth/nutrition/self-paced%20lesson%20plan.pdf Go back to your Super Tracker, that you should still have open, and input a vegetable into the database. 6.8.2 Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health practice.

Process-Whole Grains Question 1-How many servings of grains should I consume per day? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health http://www.fitnessforweightloss.com/how-many-servings-of-grains-do-i-need-in-a-day/ http://www.livestrong.com/article/519399-how-much-whole-grain-should-you-eat-a-day/ http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/how-much-is-enough Question 2-What nutrients do whole grains provide? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health. http://www.livestrong.com/article/524131-what-nutrients-does-grain-provide/ http://www.grainsessential.ca/english/kids/growingwell.html http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/nutrition-and-meal-planning/going_with_the_whole_grain/all/ Question 3-What are the healthy benefits from consuming whole grains? http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/health-gains-from-whole-grains/ http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/whole-grains/NU00204 http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/what-are-the-health-benefits Go back to your super tracker and enter a whole grain into the food database. 6.8.2 Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health practice.

Process-Meat and Beans Question 1-How many servings of meat and beans should I consume per day? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health http://www.fitnessforweightloss.com/how-many-servings-of-meat-and-beans-do-i-need-in-a-day/ http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/14563169/ns/today-today_health/t/protein-how-much-do-you-need/#.UKv6vL- wVbI http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Meat-Poultry-and-Fish_UCM_306002_Article.jsp Question 2-What nutrients does meat and beans provide? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health. http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=449 http://www.superfoodsrx.com/superfoods/beans/ http://www.lifesupplemented.org/healthy_diet/food_facts/meat_and_beans.htm Question 3-What are the healthy benefits from consuming meat and beans? http://www.mealsmatter.org/EatingForHealth/FunctionalFoods/Health-Benefits-of-Meats-Beans-Nuts/ http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/protein-foods-why.html http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/WeightManagement/LosingWeight/Eat-More-Chicken-Fish-and- Beans-than-Red-Meat_UCM_320278_Article.jsp Go back to your Super Tracker and enter in a meat into the food database. 6.8.2 Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health practice.

Process-Dairy Question 1-How many servings of dairy should I consume per day? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/dairy-amount.html http://www.livestrong.com/article/519236-recommended-amount-of-dairy-per-day/ Question 2-What nutrients does dairy provide? 1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health. http://www.livestrong.com/article/237907-nutrition-of-dairy-products/ http://www.livestrong.com/article/341300-what-vitamins-minerals-do-dairy-products-give-us/ http://www.explorevitamins.co.uk/vitamins-and-dairy-products.html Question 3-What are the healthy benefits from consuming dairy? http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/dairy-why.html http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/6-reasons-to-get-your-diary http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/dairy-products-health-benefits-eating-yogurt-cheese-and-other- dairy-product Go back to the Super Tracker and enter in a dairy product into the food database. 6.8.2 Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health practice.

Process-Portion Distortion Quiz Are you interested in how portion sizes have changed over the past 20 years? Go to this website, http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/, to see what portion sizes used to look like, and what they look like today. You have the option to do one or both of the quizzes which can be found on the right hand of the screen. One is listed portion distortion I and the other one is portion distortion II. 5.5.4 Predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision.

Process Now that you have learned how to journal your food from choose my plate, I would like you to continue journaling your food for a week. After the week is over, enter your choices into the choose my plate website and see how you did with your decision making. 5.8.4 Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems.

Additional Resources http://www.nutrition.gov/ http://nutritiondata.self.com/ http://www.superkidsnutrition.com/ http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/foodlink.htm http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/ 3.12.1 Evaluate the validity of health information, products, and services. 3.12.2 Use resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information. 3.12.3 Determine the accessibility of products and services that enhance health. 3.12.4 Determine when professional health services may be required. 3.12.5 Access valid and reliable health products and services.

Evaluation

Conclusion Congratulations! You are finished and now possess the knowledge to help little Timmy make smart nutritional choices. You have the power to help not just Timmy, but other people around you, and yourself. 8.5.2 Encourage others to make positive health choices. 7.12.2 Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others. 7.12.3 Demonstrate a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks to self and others.