Transcript STUDENT NUTRITION PROJECT

STUDENT NUTRITION PROJECT
AFTER COMPLETING THE NUTRITIONAL LEARNING GUIDE
AND QUIZ, STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THE NUTRITION
PROJECT FOR A GRADE.
PROJECT:
STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE A “MEAL PLATE” FOR A WHOLE
DAY; BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER AND SNACK. IN THIS
MEAL PLATE THE STUDENTS WILL CHOOSE FOODS TO
COMPLETE THEIR MEALS, BASED ON WHAT THEY HAVE
LEARNED ABOUT NURTITION. MEALS SHOULD BE
COMPOSED OF HEALTHY FOODS THAT WILL GIVE EACH
STUDENT THE RECOMMENDED DAILY SERVINGS FROM
EACH OF THE 6 FOOD GROUPS; GRAINS, FRUITS,
VEGETABLES, MEATS, DAIRY AND OILS.
PRESENTATION:
STUDENTS SHOULD MAKE A VISUAL PRESENTATION OF
THEIR MEAL PLATES, THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE
CLASS.
GRADING:
STUDENTS WILL BE GRADED ON HOW NUTRITIOUS THEIR
MEALS ARE, HOW CLOSELY THEY FOLLOW THE FOOD
PYRAMID RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALSO ON THEIR
PRESENTATION ITSELF.
TO VIEW A SAMPLE PROJECT, CLICK HERE.*
*YOUR PROJECT CAN RESEMBLE THIS SAMPLE, BUT SHOULD NOT BE COPIED.
• 2 SLICES OF TOAST (2 GRAINS)
• SCRAMBLED EGGS (1 MEAT)
• PIECE OF FRUIT: ORANGE OR BANANA (1 FRUIT)
•ORANGE JUICE (1 FRUIT)
• GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWHICH WITH LETTUCE, TOMATOE AND CHEESE
(1 MEAT, 2 GRAINS, 2 VEGETABLES, 1 DAIRY)
• PIECE OF FRUIT: APPLE OR GRAPES (1 FRUIT)
• DIET SODA (1 OIL/SWEETS)
• PIECE OF MEAT: STEAK OR GRILLED FISH (1 MEAT)
• RICE OR PASTA (2 GRAINS)
• TWO VEGETABLES: CARROTS, POTATOES, ASPARAGUS OR BROCOLLI (2
VEGETABLES)
• MILK (1 DAIRY)
• LOW FAT FROZEN YOGURT OR LOW FAT ICE CREAM (1 DAIRY)
• MEAT: 3
• DAIRY: 3
• GRAINS: 6
• OILS/SWEETS: 1
• FRUIT: 3
• VEGETABLES: 4