Transcript Food for Thought

Food for Thought
By: Belinda Epstein and Pnina Klinger
Submitted to: Limor Elharar
Food for Thought
This unit is designed to teach healthy
eating habits to pupils in an interactive
group activity.
It is aimed for English speaking pupils in
grades 5-6 or to ESL pupils in grades 7-9.
By the end of the unit, pupils should be
able to reflect on their eating habits and
make changes in order to accommodate a
healthier lifestyle.
Introduction
Have you ever heard the saying: "You are what you eat"?
Surely, you already know that what you eat is very important
and definitely has a great influence on your life.
Your body needs many kinds of food to help you feel well and
be healthy. That's why it's a good idea to make sure that you
have several servings a day from each of the six food groups.
In this unit you will learn about different food groups and
why they are important to incorporate in to your daily diet.
By the end of the unit, you will:
1)
Be able to identify what food group different foods fit
in to.
2) Know what properties each food group has that helps the
body grow and develop.
Task
After learning and researching different food groups it will be your
task to:
1.
Decide how much of each food group is necessary to build a
healthy diet.
2.
Then, as a group, you will be responsible for building a food
pyramid (or another visual diagram) that has all food groups
represented in order of importance. This is called proportional
representation. The food group we eat the most of must take up
a larger section of the pyramid/diagram and the food we need
the least of must take up a smaller section of the
pyramid/diagram.
3.
Finally, once you have built your diagram, you must be able to
explain it's structure to the rest of the class.
Good luck! Have fun!
To begin with …..
Please fill in the charts on the computer screen. If you
prefer to copy and paste the chart in to word then that is
acceptable as well.
Remember to save your work. When you are finished,
please email your saved work to your teacher.
Please work on this unit in groups of 6 pupils.
Each pupil must choose DIFFERENT food group to
research.
Next
The food groups are:
1) Carbohydrates- fills you up and gives you energy.
2) Vegetables- make you strong and help you see in the dark.
3) Fruit- delicious and nutritious.
4) Meat- you can eat it raw or well done.
5) Dairy- low- fat or full fat, that is the question?
6) Fats and oils- keep away from too much of these!
Next
1.
Reading
Now that you have chosen which food group you would like to
research, it is your task to first read about your food group and
then fill in the chart on the next slide. Please complete this section
of the unit alone.
Each person choose one food group to read
1)
Carbohydrates
2) Vegetables
3) Fruit
4) Meat
5) Dairy
6) Fats and oils
2. Fill in the chart
Food Group
What your
body gains
from this
group
How it
helps your
body grow
and develop
An
interesting
fact about
this food
group
Examples
of food
from this
group
Recommended
daily serving
3.
Next, come back as a group
come back as a group and share your
information. Together, your task is to fill in
chart 2 (on the next slide), a chart in which
you compare your research and learn about all
the food groups.
Chart 2
Food Group
Carbohydrates
Vegetables
Fruit
Meat
Dairy
Fats and Oils
What your
body gains
from this
group
How it helps
your body
grow and
develop
An interesting
fact about
this food
group
Examples of
food from
this group
Recommen
ded daily
serving
4. building your pyramid
Now you are responsible for building your pyramid (or another
diagram) according to the following:
•
The food group which has the most recommended amount of
servings per day is at the bottom of the pyramid.
•
The next level is divided between the two major food groups
which provide our bodies with the highest quantity of vitamins
and minerals.
•
The third level is divided between the two major food groups
that provide the body with protein.
•
The top of the pyramid is the least essential food group (or
otherwise known as the most delicious!)
5. add pictures
For each level of the pyramid please add 4-5 pictures or photos
of examples of food from this food group.
Carbohydrates
• The biggest food group is the carbohydrates group.
• Carbohydrates give us the energy we need to play, learn, sleep
and keep our bodies running 24-7!
• Carbohydrate foods come from many different grain plants:
wheat, oats, rye, barley and rice. Carbohydrates provide our
bodies with B vitamins, some calcium, iron and fibre. You need
5-9 servings of this group every day. Foods in this category
include bread: white, wheat, rye, buns, rolls, muffins, bagels
cereals: hot and cold rice: all kinds pasta: spaghetti,
macaroni, noodles tortillas crackers pancakes
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Vegetables
Is it easier for you to see in the dark or the daylight?
For most people it's easier in the daylight! Foods in the
Vegetable Group give us vitamin A that helps us see in
the dark. Vitamin A also helps to keep our skin healthy.
Vegetables also give you more vitamins and fiber to keep
your energy levels high! You need 4 or 5 servings of
these every day.
Some foods in the Vegetable Group are:
broccoli cauliflower corn peas green beans lettuce
mushrooms celery carrots white potatoes and sweet
potatoes juices made from vegetables: tomato juice,
carrot juice
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Fruit
Fruit Group foods provide vitamin C and vitamin A. Vitamin C
helps our body heal cuts and bruises and fight infections and
vitamin A helps us see in the dark and helps keep our skin
healthy. You need 2 or 3 servings every day
Some of the foods in the fruit group are:
apples, oranges, bananas, pears, grapes, kiwi, berries:
strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, melons: watermelon,
cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple and papaya.
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Dairy
Did you know your body has 206 bones that are alive and
growing? Believe it or not, you'll eventually have 32
permanent teeth! Milk Group foods provide calcium that
helps build strong bones and teeth. They also provide other
important nutrients, including protein, vitamin A, vitamin D,
and B vitamins.
Calcium helps:
• strengthen bones, which are growing stronger and longer
• stop bleeding if you get cut or bruised
• muscles contract and relax
At least three servings a day are recommended.
Examples of dairy food- milk flavored milk like strawberry,
banana, chocolate, yogurt, cheese, pudding and frozen
yogurt.
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Meat
Stand up and take a step. You just used 54 muscles! Your
muscles hold your bones together and make them move. Meat
Group foods help build strong muscles. Foods in this group
provide protein and iron.
Iron is important because it:
• carries oxygen to all parts of your body
• helps prevent infections and anemia that can make you feel
tired
• helps your body make energy to get you through busy days
You need a half to 2 servings from this group each day.
Build muscles with these Meat Group foods:
beef, chicken, turkey, fish, dried beans and peas, peanut
butter, eggs and nuts.
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Fats and Oils
Items in this group may contain a lot of fat or sugar and
aren't as healthy as the foods we've discussed so far. For
that reason, it's recommended that you limit your intake
of them. Foods in this category include soda, butter,
margarine, candy and processed snack foods.
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