The FOOD PYRAMID
BY: JENNIFER PARKER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• TEKS• QUESTIONS• GRAINS GROUP• VEGETABLE GROUP• FRUIT GROUP• MILK GROUP• MEAT GROUP• FATS & SWEETS
• WORKS CITED PAGE
TEKS
• 115.5. Health Education, Grade 3.
• a) Knowledge and skills.
(1) Health behaviors. The student explains ways to enhance and maintain health throughout the life span. The student is expected to:
() describe food combinations in a balanced diet such as a food pyramid
• ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
WHAT IS A BALANCED DIET?
• UNIT QUESTION:
WHAT ARE THE 6 DIFFERENT FOOD
GROUPS IN THE FOOD PYRAMID?
GRAINS• Eat up to 6 servings a day.
BREAD. PASTA. RICE. CEREAL.
VEGETABLE GROUP• Eat up to 3 servings per day.
BROCOLLI. CORN. TOMATO. POTATOE. SPINACH. CARROT.
FRUIT GROUP• Eat up to 2 servings per day.
STRAWBERRIES. ORANGES. PINEAPPLES. BANANA.
MILK GROUP• Eat up to 2 servings per day.
MILK. CHEESE. YOGURT.
MEAT GROUP
• Eat up to 2 servings per day.
CHICKEN. SHRIMP. STEAK. FISH.
FATS & SWEETS• Eat less.
Activity
This is Mandy. Mandy loves to eat fruits and vegetables everyday. She eats a lot of bread and meet. Occasionally she will be allowed to have a piece of candy.
This is Robert. He doesn’t mind his mom and eat his fruits and veggies everyday. He only wants to eat a little chicken and wont stop eating candy.
WHO HAS THE BALANCED DIET?
Works Cited Page
• http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter115/ch115a.html#115.5
• http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/news/9903/25/child.food.pyramid/child.food.pyramid.jpg