2. Students will be able to :
Objectives….
Students will be able to :
Identify the 5 food groups
&
Demonstrate an
Understanding of
Choose My Plate

3. MyPlate Icon
Part of a larger communications initiative based on 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans to help consumers make better food choices.
Is designed to remind Americans to eat healthfully; it is not intended to change consumer behavior alone.
A way to illustrates the five food groups using a familiar mealtime visual, a place setting.
ChooseMyPlate.gov

5. FRUITS Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the fruit.
Fruits may be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried. You need cups per day.

7. Vegetables 2.5-3 cups every day
 Can be eaten raw, canned, cooked, dried, juiced, pureed

9. Grains 6-8 oz daily Examples : wheat , rice, oats, cornmeal, barley
Foods made from grains: bread, pasta, oatmeal, cereals, tortillas, and grits.
Grains are divided into 2 subgroups:
Whole Grains:
Examples : whole-wheat flour, bulgur (cracked wheat), oatmeal, whole cornmeal, and brown rice.
2. Refined Grains:
Examples: white flour, cornmeal, white bread, and white rice.

11. PROTEIN Examples: 5-6 0z per day. What does 1 ounce look like:
poultry pork beef lamb goat tofu seafood venison beans & peas eggs nuts & seeds
5-6 0z per day. What does 1 ounce look like:
slice of cheese in wrapper, 1 egg, 2 ounces of nuts or seeds

13. DAIRY What does 1 cup (8 ounces) look like?
Examples: cows milk goats milk camels milk yogurt cottage cheese
How much do you need?
3 cups every day…. 24 ounces
What does 1 cup (8 ounces) look like?
1 cup of milk, 1 cup yogurt, 1 cup soymilk,
0r 1 ½ ounces of natural cheese

14. OILS
Some examples: canola oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, and sunflower oil. No cholesterol in these because they are from plants.
Oils are not a food group but we do need them!
5 teaspoons day!
What are some examples of foods that are mostly oils???
Mayonnaise salad dressings margarine

18. Beans and Legumes

30. REFERENCES