Download On left side of screen under “Topics,” select “Food Groups Overview.”

Name:______________________________________________ Class:__________________________
On the internet, go to: www.choosemyplate.gov
Go to the green menu bar (top, left) and select “MyPlate”.
On left side of screen under “Topics,” select “Fruits.”
Read and fill in the blanks below.
Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the fruit group. Fruits may be fresh,
_____________________, _____________________, or ____________________, and may be whole,
cut-up, or pureed.
Scroll down to find the “Key Consumer Message” about Fruits & write it here:
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For the topics below, select “Health Benefits and Nutrients” on the left side of screen, read over
the information, and write a fact (using a COMPLETE SENTENCE) for each topic.
Health Benefits of Fruits: Fact:__________________________________________________________
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Nutrients: Fact:______________________________________________________________________
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Select “Tips to Help You Eat Fruits” and read. What is one specific way YOU could eat more fruits?
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Click on “View Fruits Food Gallery” – keep clicking “Next” to see serving sizes in the Fruits group.
Select blue “Close” button when you are done.
On left side of screen under “Topics,” select “Vegetables.”
Scroll down to find the “Key Consumer Message” about Vegetables & write it here:
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Scroll down to find the nutrient subgroups of vegetables. Pick ONE vegetable that you could eat from
EACH of the groups listed and WRITE IT IN THE CHART BELOW.
Dark green vegetable:
Red & Orange vegetable:
Beans and peas:
Starchy vegetable:
Other vegetable:
For the topics below, select “Health Benefits and Nutrients” on the left side of screen, read over
the information, and write a fact (using a COMPLETE SENTENCE) for each topic.
Health Benefits of Vegetables: Fact:_____________________________________________________
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Nutrients: Fact:______________________________________________________________________
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Select “Tips to Help You Eat Vegetables” and read. What is one specific way YOU could eat more
vegetables?
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Click on “View Vegetables Food Gallery” – keep clicking “Next” to see serving sizes in the
Vegetables group.
Select blue “Close” button when you are done.
On left side of screen under “Topics,” select “Grains.”
Read and fill in the blanks below.
 Any food made from wheat, _____________________, __________________, cornmeal, barley,
or another cereal grain is a grain product.
 Grains are divided into one of two subgroups – there are ___________________ grains and
____________________ grains.
Scroll down to find the “Key Consumer Message” about Grains & write it here:
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Scroll down to the list of whole grains. What are TWO whole grains that you would eat?
1)
2)
For the topics below, select “Health Benefits and Nutrients” on the left side of screen, read over
the information, and write a fact (using a COMPLETE SENTENCE) for each topic.
Health Benefits of Grains: Fact:_________________________________________________________
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Nutrients: Fact:______________________________________________________________________
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Select “Tips to Help You Eat Whole Grains” and read. What is one specific way YOU could eat
more whole grains?
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Click on “View Grains Food Gallery” – keep clicking “Next” to see serving sizes in the Grains
group.
Select blue “Close” button when you are done.
On left side of screen under “Topics,” select “Protein Foods.”
Read and fill in the blanks below.
 All foods made from meat, __________________________, ______________________, beans
and peas, ____________________, processed soy products, ____________________, and seeds
are considered part of the protein group.
Scroll down and look at the list of foods in this group.
 Pick THREE foods from the Protein Foods group that you would eat and list below.
1)
2)
3)
For the topics below, select “Nutrients and Health Implications” on the left side of screen, read
over the information, and write a fact (using a COMPLETE SENTENCE) for the topic below.
Health Benefits of Protein Foods: Fact:___________________________________________________
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Select “Tips for Making Wise Choices” and read. What is one specific way YOU could make wise
choices with Protein Foods?
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Click on “View Protein Foods Gallery” – keep clicking “Next” to see serving sizes in the Protein
Foods group.
Select blue “Close” button when you are done.
On left side of screen under “Topics,” select “Dairy Group.”
Scroll down to find the “Key Consumer Message” For Dairy & write it here:
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For the topics below, select “Health Benefits and Nutrients” on the left side of screen, read over
the information, and write a fact (using a COMPLETE SENTENCE) for each topic.
Health Benefits of Dairy: Fact:__________________________________________________________
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Nutrients: Fact:______________________________________________________________________
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Select “Tips for Making Wise Choices with Dairy” and read. What is one specific way YOU could
make wise choices with Dairy?
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Click on “View Dairy Food Gallery” – keep clicking “Next” to see serving sizes in the Dairy group.
Select blue “Close” button when you are done.
On left side of screen under “Topics,” select “Oils.”
Read and fill in the blanks below.
 Oils are _____________ that are _______________________ at room temperature.
 One commonly eaten oil is:________________________________________________________.
On left side of screen under “Topics,” select “Food Groups Overview.”
Scroll down, and on the right, under “Related Topics”, select “Empty Calories.”
Read and fill in the blanks below.
 Many of the foods and beverages Americans eat and drink contain empty calories – calories from
_______________________________and/or added ___________________________.
Write a fact (using a COMPLETE SENTENCE) about “Empty Calories.”
Fact:________________________________________________________________________________
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What is one source of empty calories in YOUR diet that you could cut back or eliminate?
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*** Read over all the facts you have written about health benefits and nutrients.
What is an inference you can make about healthy eating from these facts? Write your inference
below:
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