1. The Meat You Eat Where it comes from and why it’s good for you !

2. About Me! My job My company My education My family – INSERT PHOTOS

3. Why do we eat meat? Protein = muscle growth Vitamins/minerals = good health Sticks with you = FIGHTS HUNGER It tastes good

4. How much should we eat? Kids your age need two servings of meat or beans per day A serving is three ounces and looks like a deck of cards McDonald’s hamburger = 1.6 ounces of beef 6 nuggets = 3 ounces

5. Matching Game! Hamburger Nuggets Bacon Turkey Sandwich Ham Steak Carnitas Lamb chop Venison

6. Germs Everywhere! Tiny, invisible part of nature How many could fit on the head of a pin? –1,000! Live on your hands, under your nails, in your mouth, between your toes On raw foods like apples, carrots, beef or chicken Soap and heat destroy bacteria

7. Let’s Be Safe! Wash hands before we cook or eat. –30 seconds = Happy Birthday twice! If we help with the cooking, wash hands after touching raw meat.

8. Let’s Be Safe! Cook foods to the correct temperatures –Use a thermometer, cook to 160 degrees! Don’t eat pink burger! –Ask Mom, Dad or the waiter, “Please cook them some more!” Cook Some More Please!

9. What Did We Learn? Why do we eat meat? –Protein/vitamins/minerals –Makes hunger go away –Tastes good How many servings a day should we eat? –Two three-ounce servings Where does hamburger come from? –Cow Where does venison come from? –Deer

10. What Did We Learn? How many germs fit on the head of a pin? –1,000 What song do we need to sing twice when we wash our hands? –Happy Birthday What should we do if our burger is pink? –Cook some more or send it back Bonus: what should the thermometer say when a hamburger is done? –160 degrees F. (165 degrees F. for turkey burgers)