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Nutrition and the Food Pyramid
By Abbey Flick
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The Menu The Food Pyramid - What is
it? Nutrition Movie Where Does It
Belong? Combination Foods Review
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Youre growing every day. Your body is getting
stronger. You are in charge of your body. To
grow up strong and healthy, you need to eat
nutritious foods every day. Nutritious foods also
give you energy for learning and playing.
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Nutritious foods are organized into the 5 Food
Groups
Protein Group
Dairy Group
Vegetable Group
Fruit Group
Bread and Cereal Group
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To help us remember the groups, we think of the
food groups as a pyramid. We call this the
Food Pyramid. The Food Pyramid is guide to what
we should eat each day.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture developed the
Food Pyramid to encourage people to improve their
diets. It is based on
what foods Americans eat
what nutrients are in certain foods
how to make the best food choices
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We need a certain amount from each group, each
day. We call these amounts servings.
fewer
many
We need to eat more servings of those foods at
the bottom of the pyramid, and fewer servings of
those foods near the top of the pyramid.
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The Bread and Cereal Group (Grain Group)
The Bread and Cereal Group, or Grain Group, as it
is often called, is at the bottom of the food
pyramid. Notice that this is the biggest part.
This is because most of what we eat each day
should come from this group.
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The Bread and Cereal Group (Grain Group)
It is recommended that we eat 6-11 servings
each day from this group.
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The Bread and Cereal Group (Grain Group) 6-11
Servings
Foods in this group are made from grains. These
foods include bread crackers
rice noodles cereal bagels
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The Bread and Cereal Group (Grain Group)
Foods in the Bread and Cereal Group are rich in
carbohydrates. Carbohydrates give you energy
to work learn play
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The Vegetable Group
You also need to eat foods from the Vegetable
Group. It is recommended that we eat 3-5
servings from this group each day.
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The Vegetable Group
Foods in this group include celery
broccoli lettuce peppers
carrots onions
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The Vegetable Group
Foods in the Vegetable Group are rich in
vitamins. Eating 3-5 servings from the
Vegetable Group is important... To keep your
bones, teeth and skin healthy For good vision
For proper digestion
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The Fruit Group
Eating foods in the Fruit Group is also
important. You need 2-4 servings from this group
every day.
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The Fruit Group
Foods in this group include apples
oranges watermelon bananas
strawberries grapes
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The Fruit Group
Foods in the Vegetable Group are also rich in
vitamins . Eating 2-4 servings from the Fruit
Group is important... To keep your bones, teeth
and skin healthy To help cuts and bruises heal
quickly
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The Dairy Group (Milk Group)
You also need to eat foods from the Dairy Group.
It is recommended that we eat 2-3 servings from
this group each day.
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The Dairy Group (Milk Group)
Foods in this group are made from milk. These
foods include milk ice cream
cheese yogurt
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The Dairy Group
Foods in the Dairy Group are rich in calcium.
Eating 2-3 servings from the Dairy Group is
important... For strong, healthy teeth and
bones
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The Protein Group (Meat Group)
The fifth group is the Protein Group. Sometimes
it is called the Meat Group. We need 2-3
servings from this group every day.
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The Protein Group (Meat Group)
Foods in this group include chicken
eggs beef nuts ham fish
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The Protein Group (Meat Group)
Foods in the Protein Group contain a lot of
protein. Eating 2-3 servings from the Protein
Group is important... For strong muscles
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Fats, Oils and Sweets Category
At the very top of the pyramid is the Fats, Oils
and Sweets Category. It is not considered to be
one of the 5 Food Groups because we should not
eat much from this category. These foods have a
lot of fat, oil and sugar - things that are not
healthy for out bodies.
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The Food Pyramid
2-3 Servings
2-4 Servings
2-3 Servings
3-5 Servings
6-11 Servings
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Click on the BrainPOP icon below to view a movie
about nutrition. Once you arrive at the
BrainPOP site, go to the movie selector. Use the
white menu bar to select the movie titled,
NUTRITION.
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Where Does My Food Belong?
Now you know that to grow up healthy and strong,
you need to make sure that youre eating the
right foods. That means you need to be sure
youre eating the proper number of servings from
each of the 5 food groups every day.
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Test Your Nutrition Knowledge
Click on the food pyramid to view questions that
will test your nutrition knowledge. Youll be
asked to choose the correct food group for each
food.
Lets go!
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LEMONS Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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DOUGHNUTS Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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CHICKEN Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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EGGS Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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CHEESE Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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BLUEBERRIES Fats, Oils and Sweets
Category Protein Group Dairy Group Vegetable
Group Fruit Group Bread and Cereal Group
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CORN Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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CAKE Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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PEAS Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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PANCAKES Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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WATERMELON Fats, Oils and Sweets
Category Protein Group Dairy Group Vegetable
Group Fruit Group Bread and Cereal Group
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DINNER ROLLS Fats, Oils and Sweets
Category Protein Group Dairy Group Vegetable
Group Fruit Group Bread and Cereal Group
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PRETZELS Fats, Oils and Sweets Category Protein
Group Dairy Group Vegetable Group Fruit
Group Bread and Cereal Group
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Combination Foods
Sometimes foods we eat fit into more than one
food group. We call these foods combination
foods. Pizza is an example of a combination
food.
Crust - Bread and Cereal Group Cheese - Dairy
Group Tomato Sauce - Vegetable Group
Pepperoni - Protein Group Mushrooms, peppers,
olives - Vegetable Group
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Which one of these foods is a combination
food? Click on a food to find out!
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Which one of these foods is a combination
food? Click to find out!
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Which one of these foods is a combination
food? Click to find out!
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Try again.
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Thats correct! Tacos are a combination food.
Tortilla shell - Bread and Cereal Group
Beef or chicken - Protein Group Lettuce -
Vegetable Group Tomatoes or salsa - Vegetable
Group Cheese - Dairy Group
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Thats correct! This hamburger is a combination
food. Bun - Bread and Cereal Group
Ground Beef- Protein Group Lettuce, tomatoes,
onions - Vegetable Group Cheese - Dairy Group
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Thats correct! This sandwich is a combination
food. Bread - Bread and Cereal Group
Cold meat- Protein Group Lettuce- Vegetable
Group Cheese - Dairy Group
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Review
To keep your body healthy, you must eat right.
That means eating the proper number of servings
from each of the 5 food groups in the food
pyramid. Protein Group Dairy Group Vegetable
Group Fruit Group Grain Group Each food group
provides your body with nutrients that give you
the energy to work, learn and play. To grow up
strong and healthy, you need to eat nutritious
foods every day.