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Kids Nutrition Tour Guide
Start the tour with a review of the 4 food groups
1) Fruits/vegetables
2) Grains
3) Milk and alternatives
4) Meat and alternatives
Show Canada’s Food Guide. Discuss the different colors for each food group and the rainbow shape (the
biggest stripe indicates the food group we should eat the most of).
Discuss why we need to eat a balance of all 4 food groups – each food group contains different nutrients
and we need all of the nutrients to grow and be healthy and active.
Discuss the concept of ‘everyday foods’ and ‘sometimes foods’. Everyday foods are from the food
groups in Canada’s Food Guide e.g. whole grain bread, pasta, fruits/vegetables, milk, etc. Sometimes
foods are ‘treats’ such as doughnuts, candies, ice cream, sugary drinks, etc. These are ok to eat, but only
once in a while, they should not be eaten instead of healthy/everyday foods.
1) Produce Section – Fruits and Vegetables
Nutrition Information:
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This is the food group we should eat the most of
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Ask the kids what their favourite fruit/vegetable is
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We should eat mostly dark green or brightly colored fruits and vegetables
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Q: Why is it important to eat fruits and vegetables?
A: fibre, vitamins/minerals, keep us healthy
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Eat more whole fruits and less fruit juice (only ½ cup of juice a day) because we can get too
much sugar when we drink lots of juice. Too much juice can be bad for our teeth.
Suggested Activities (work in pairs for big groups):
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*Taste testing activity with Save-On Staff member
Find (stand next to) a vegetable that grows underground
Find a fruit that grows on a tree
Find an orange vegetable
Find a red fruit
Find a fruit or vegetable that we don’t grow in Canada
Find a fruit or vegetable that could grow in your back yard
2) Grains (bread isle, cereal isle, bulk foods – tour one or all three areas depending on time)
Nutrition Information:
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Q: Why is it important to eat grains?
A: Gives us energy from carbohydrates to be active, play sports, learn at school
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Q: What are grain foods?
A: Rice, pasta, cereal, breads, oatmeal, pitas, wraps, crackers
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We should eat mostly whole grains (brown bread, oatmeal, brown rice)
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Ask the kids what their favourite type of grain food is
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*Bakery staff will provide an activity (e.g. demo of the bread slicer)
Choose several healthy and less healthy grain products (e.g. bread vs. cinnamon bun) and ask
students to identify if they are ‘everyday foods’ or ‘sometimes foods’
Example: “Is bread an everyday food or a sometimes food?”
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In the cereal isle ask students to choose their favourite cereal and then discuss how many food
groups are usually eaten when they have cereal for breakfast (eg. grains, milk, do they have fruit
or eggs?, etc.)
In the bulk section look at different types of grains, are there any that the students have never
tried? Which ones do they eat the most?
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3) Milk and Alternatives (Tour by the milk fridges, yogurt and cheese Isles)
Nutrition Information:
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Q: Why do we need to eat dairy products/alternatives?
A: Build strong bones and teeth, makes a healthy snack
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Q: Does anyone know the main nutrients in milk?
A: Calcium and vitamin D
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Q: What foods fit into this group?
A: Milk, fortified soy beverage, cheese, yogurt
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Q: What animal does milk come from?
A: Cow, sometimes goat
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Q: Is yogurt/milk/cheese a sometimes food or everyday food?
A: Everyday food.
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Q: Is ice cream a sometimes food or everyday food?
A: Sometimes food
4) Meat and Alternatives
Nutrition Information:
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Q: Why do we need to eat meat/alternatives?
A: Build strong muscles, good source of protein
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Q: What are some meat foods?
A: Beef, chicken, seafood, fish
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Q: What are meat alternatives?
A: Eggs, peanut butter, nuts/seeds, beans, tofu
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Q: What animal do hamburgers come from?
A: Cow
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Q: What animal does pork come from?
A: Pig
Suggested Activities:
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*See the lobsters/crabs in the tank – where do lobsters/crabs live?
Look at and identify different types of meat, fish and seafood. Discuss where fish and seafood
come from.
Look at tofu, eggs, nuts and/or nut butters and discuss ‘meat alternatives’. Important foods for
vegetarians, but they are a healthy foods for everyone’s diet (even if you’re not a vegetarian).
Food Scavenger Hunt
Fruit and Vegetables
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Find a vegetable that grows underground
Find a fruit that grows on a tree
Find an orange vegetable
Find a red fruit
Find a fruit or vegetable that we don’t grow in Canada
Find a fruit or vegetable that could grow in your back yard
Grains
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Find two different types of grains
Find whole grain bread or cereal
Find a grain that you like eat at breakfast
Find a grain that you like to eat at dinner
Find a grain product that you should only eat sometimes
Meat and Alternatives
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Find a meat product that comes from a cow
Find something that comes from the ocean
Find a vegetarian meat alternative
Milk and Alternatives
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Find a ‘sometimes’ food that is made from milk or dairy
Find a food from the milk and alternatives group that makes a healthy snack
Find a food from this food group that comes from a goat