Math Graphics:
Food Chart
Today's
Snack: Eat
something from the two food groups that you skimped on yesterday, and make sure
to drink a tall glass of water!
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Supplies:
Photocopy of the chart on the next
page | pencil
Good nutrition is important for
building a strong body as you grow. Here are the number of daily servings that
you should be putting into your body:
Food Group Number of Daily
Servings Needed
Fats,
oils, sweets Very
Little
Milk
and cheese 2-3
Servings
Meats
and fish 2-3
Servings
Fruit 2-4
Servings
Vegetables 3-5
Servings
Breads
and grains 6-11
Servings
Let's pretend that this is a list of
all the foods you ate today. Put them where they go in the chart below. Cross
them out as you include them:
pear slices chicken
fingers slice
of cheese slice of ham
dinner roll plain
spaghetti banana corn on the cob
yogurt apple glass of milk bowl of cereal
peas Fruit
Roll-Ups carrots candy bar
Milk Meats Fruit Vegetables Breads Fats,
Oils
& Cheese & Fish &
Grains & Sweets
Compare the number of servings in each category to the
number that your body really needs, up above. Good? Not good? Can you do
better?
For the next week, keep a food chart, and use it to
improve your nutrition.
Milk Meats Fruit Vegetables Breads Fats, Oils
& Cheese & Fish &
Grains & Sweets
Milk Meats Fruit Vegetables Breads Fats, Oils
& Cheese & Fish &
Grains & Sweets
Milk Meats Fruit Vegetables Breads Fats, Oils
& Cheese & Fish &
Grains & Sweets
Milk Meats Fruit Vegetables Breads Fats, Oils
& Cheese & Fish &
Grains & Sweets
Milk
Meats Fruit Vegetables Breads Fats, Oils
& Cheese & Fish &
Grains & Sweets
Milk Meats Fruit Vegetables Breads Fats, Oils
& Cheese & Fish &
Grains & Sweets
Milk Meats Fruit Vegetables Breads Fats, Oils
& Cheese & Fish &
Grains & Sweets
