STUDENT NUTRITION PROJECT

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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.

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BREAKFAST

• 2 SLICES OF TOAST (2 GRAINS)
• SCRAMBLED EGGS (1 MEAT)
• PIECE OF FRUIT ORANGE OR BANANA (1 FRUIT)
• ORANGE JUICE (1 FRUIT)

LUNCH

• 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)

DINNER

• 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)

SNACK

• LOW FAT FROZEN YOGURT OR LOW FAT ICE CREAM (1
  DAIRY)

TOTAL

• MEAT 3
• GRAINS 6
• FRUIT 3
• VEGETABLES 4

• DAIRY 3
• OILS/SWEETS 1