Using MyPlate
HEALTH EDUCATION - Lesson 10 - Week 10/10
Growing Up Healthy (4)
HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE
Safety | Mental, Social & Emotional Health | Substance Abuse & Disease Prevention | Growing Up Healthy
L1: You Are Growing Cell by Cell| L2: Your Brain & Nervous System: The Control Center for Growth | L3: Your Skin & Its Care | L4: Your Teeth & Their Care | L5: Your Vision & Hearing | L6: Your Posture| L7: Your Physical Fitness | L8: Nutrients & Your Digestive System | L9: Food and the Nutrients It Contains | L10: Using MyPlate | EXTRA: Understanding a Food Label | EXTRA: Preparing Food Safely
Growing Up Healthy
Using MyPlate
See below for the following:
Standard(s), Essential Question(s), Big Idea(s)
LEARNING TARGET / SUCCESS CRITERIA
I will use MyPlate and the steps for making decisions to identify and choose healthful snack foods.
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PRE-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY
Vocabulary
habit - something you do so often that you don't even think about it / healthful eating habits are formed by using MyPlate to help you plan your meals and snacks
MyPlate - MyPlate is a visual reminder to make healthy choices from each of the five groups. MyPlate.gov offers tips and resources that support healthy dietary patterns. Learn how to make MyPlate work for you with the Start Simple with MyPlate mini-poster in English or Spanish.
OPENING (Engage)
Main Idea
MyPlate can help you choose healthful snacks.
Why Learn This?
Making wise food choices at snack time will help you develop healthful eating habits.
WORK PERIOD (Explore/Explain/Extend/Elaborate)
READ: Using MyPlate
4:02 P.M. "I get hungry at this time every day!" says RamĂłn. He opens the refrigerator, looking for a snack. Cheese, carrots, cupcakes. He opens the cupboard. Chips, soup, cookies, popcorn. RamĂłn sees a bowl on the table. Plums, grapes, pears. "What am I going to eat?" cries RamĂłn. "I can't decide!"
Does this story sound familiar? Do you often want a snack when you get home from school? If so, you know that choosing a healthful snack is not always easy.
How can you make wise food choices?
Learning to choose foods wisely now will help you stay healthy all your life. It will help you form healthful eating habits. A habit is something you do so often that you don't even think about it. Healthful eating habits are formed by using MyPlate to help you plan your meals and snacks. The more often you choose healthful foods, the easier making healthful choices will become.
Steps for Making Decisions
Find out about the choices you could make.
Imagine the possible result of each choice.
Make what seems to be the best choice.
Think about what happened as a result of your choice.
It won't hurt to eat junk food now and then. But habits can last a long time, and breaking bad ones isn't easy, If you choose unhealthful foods often, you'll soon have a habit that's hard to break!
RamĂłn wants to make a wise food choice. He thinks about what he's already eaten today. He asks himself, "Will I have a balanced diet if I choose that food?"
RamĂłn wants a cupcake. But he decides he has not eaten enough foods from the fruit and milk groups. He chooses the grapes and cheese. He knows they are healthful and will provide him with the nutrients he needs.
5:02 P.M. RamĂłn isn't hungry. He feels good. He has gotten the nutrients he needed.
What are some hints for choosing a healthful snack?
You're hungry. It's not yet dinnertime. What do you choose for a snack? Do you want cookies or fruit? A glass of milk or a doughnut?
When you choose a snack, think of the guidelines for a healthful diet. Try not to eat too much sugar, fat, or salt. Foods high in these substances fill you up, but they don't give you the nutrients you need.
How you are feeling can affect what you want to eat. Do you want something warm? Cold? Crunchy? Soft? Smooth? There is a healthful food for every mood.
Sometimes you might be hungry, but you don't feel like eating. Remember, a snack doesn't have to be solid food. Try having a glass of orange, grapefruit, or tomato juice. These choices are healthful. They will fill you up, too.
You can eat tasty foods that are also healthful. Be daring! Be creative! Try something new! Next time you're about to reach for a candy bar or soft drink, make a more healthful choice.
Here are some ideas to help you:
fresh fruit
raw vegetables
nuts and seeds
whole grain cereal
rice cakes
unsweetened juice
plain granola bars
lowfat yogurt
cheese
unbuttered and unsalted popcorn
dried fruit
animal crackers
peanut butter sandwich
whole wheat crackers
REMEMBER...MyPlate can help you choose healthful snacks. Making wise food choices at snack time will help you develop healthful eating habits.
CLOSING (Evaluate)
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Standard(s)
HE4.1a - recognize the relationship between healthy behavior and disease prevention
HE4.3a - identify the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services
HE4.3b - list resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information
HE4.5b - describe the possible consequences of an unhealthy decision and healthy alternatives when making a health-related decision
Essential Question(s)
How can you make wise food choices?
What are some hints for choosing a healthful snack?
Big Idea(s)
Healthful eating habits are formed by using MyPlate to help you plan your meals and snacks. The more often you choose healthful foods, the easier making healthful choices will become.
Steps for Making Decisions
Find out about the choices you could make.
Imagine the possible result of each choice.
Make what seems to be the best choice.
Think about what happened as a result of your choice.
Hints for choosing a healthful snack: When you choose a snack, think of the guidelines for a healthful diet. Try not to eat too much sugar, fat, or salt. Foods high in these substances fill you up, but they don't give you the nutrients you need. How you are feeling can affect what you want to eat. Do you want something warm? Cold? Crunchy? Soft? Smooth? There is a healthful food for every mood. Sometimes you might be hungry, but you don't feel like eating. Remember, a snack doesn't have to be solid food. Try having a glass of orange, grapefruit, or tomato juice. These choices are healthful. They will fill you up, too. You can eat tasty foods that are also healthful. Be daring! Be creative! Try something new! Next time you're about to reach for a candy bar or soft drink, make a more healthful choice.
RESOURCES / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
see below
DCSD Board-Approved Instruction Materials
Your Health: Teacher's Edition - Grade 4. Harcourt Brace & Company. 1999.
Technology
Chromebook
large video screens for whole-class viewing
sound system for sharing of audio
BrainPOP - Body Systems
BrainPOP - Circulatory System
BrainPOP - Digestive System
BrainPOP - Endocrine System
BrainPOP - Nervous System
BrainPOP - Respiratory System
BrainPOP - Urinary System
Senses
BrainPOP - Body Weight
BrainPOP - Broken Bones
BrainPOP - Carbohydrates
BrainPOP - Eating Disorders
BrainPOP - Fats
WBrainPOP - Fitness | At-Home Fitness
BrainPOP - Growth
BrainPOP - Heart
BrainPOP - Metabolism
BrainPOP - Nutrition
BrainPOP - Obesity
BrainPOP - Personal Hygiene | How Soap Works
BrainPOP - Salt