![]() Additional ideas for utilizing the interactive and the tracking sheets can be found in the Nourish Interactive Lesson Plan. You should also download either the Write-In Food Daily Tracking Sheet or the Write In Weekly Food Journal and make photocopies for the class. Younger students can view BrainPOP Jr.'s Food Groups or Eating Right movies. We recommend Nutrition, Fitness, Body Weight, Carbohydrates, Fats, and Metabolism. In preparation for the activities below, choose the BrainPOP movie topic or topics you would like to integrate. You can also use the lesson as a culminating activity. There is an optional “HELP” audio feature to guide students.īecause students will need to have some background knowledge about the food groups and balanced meals in order to complete the interactive successfully, we recommend using this lesson plan toward the end of your unit on the USDA Food Plate and/or nutrition. There are over 160 food choices for the student to choose from. Once a student has created his or her meal plan for the day, the game will evaluate the choices and give advice on how to make it a balanced healthy meal if needed. The challenge is to find the right combination of foods that meets their calorie requirement and gives them enough servings from each of the food groups. ![]() By scrolling over selected food items shown at the bottom of the screen, students can learn the amount, food group(s) and calories of a particular food item. Food groups servings are color coded and each box represents one serving of that particular food group. There are no calculations required to use the interactive. If the student selects too many high calorie foods and goes over their calorie needs, the bar will begin to turn red. As they select their food items, the associated servings and calories will automatically be filled in for them. The child will see a horizontal bar at the bottom of their screen that represents the energy or calories their body needs for one full day. Using their mouse, they can click and drag food items onto their tray. The student will then begin to select food items from three virtual scenes: a kitchen, a school cafeteria and a grocery store. Once a student has entered the required information, she or he will be taken to a meal planning screen with squares designated for breakfast, lunch dinner and two snacks. Students will need to select their gender, age and activity level, and the interactive will automatically compute the calories and number of servings from each food group required for each student to have a balanced diet. The interactive tool is based on the USDA guidelines for a healthy diet. ![]() This lesson plan uses a free online tool from Nourish Interactive called Chef Solus' Build A Meal.
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