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The slideshow provides resources for teaching the new food guide, Choose My Plate.

MyPlate replaced MyPyramid as the major nutrition icon used by the USDA to portray the components of healthy diet to consumers.

MyPlate illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet using a familiar image- a place setting for a meal.

It may be whole, cut-up or pureed.

They are also heart healthy and aid in regulating blood pressure o Examples: Broccoli, kale, spinach, collard greens, brussels sprouts, cabbage, green beans, kiwi.

Foods to Increase o Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.

Foods to Reduce o Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals and choose the foods with lower numbers.

Set up rules, guidelines, and expectations prior to computer lab day.

The following slides will provide some ideas that you may choose to use in teaching this unit.

Research a food group and explain its importance to healthy living 070512 Property of CTE Joint Venture 71.

Students create a lesson, activity, and sample My Plate for students to consume.

Vegetables 2. Fruits 3.

Grains 4. Protein 5.

Tell or teach each other thetwo most important things you have learned so far about teaching My Plate.

My Fruits Models