Food Groups -- School-age
Fruit
Fruits color page
Paper Plate Fruit Basket
Cut a semicircle from a paper plate, leaving a rim for a handle. Have children color their paper plate basket. Have children cut pictures of fruit from magazines or use clipart and glue on the basket.
Vegetables
Plant Parts We Eat Video
Dairy
Make Butter
Need: Heavy Whipping Cream and a jar with a lid. Baby food jars work great.
Fill the jar half way with whipping cream.
Put the lid on tightly.
Shake (put on some music)
After a few minutes the cream will thicken.
Peak inside and see that buttermilk has separated from the butter.
You can drink the buttermilk and spread your butter on crackers to eat.
Or put the lid back on and keep shaking until the butter has formed a solid mass.
How Popcorn Is Made Video
What Is Inside A Bean Video
Protein
Food Groups
Food Groups
Need: newspaper grocery ads and magazines, glue, scissors, large paper
Divide children into small groups. Give each group a large paper and a food group. Have them hunt together in ad packs and magazines for food items in that group. The children glue their choices and label them onto their paper. Have each group share their choices with the class. Hang in the room.
Food Pyramid Book
Need: newspaper grocery ad packs, magazines, glue, scissors, six pieces of writing paper and 1 construction paper
Fold construction paper to create a book. Place the six writing papers inside the construction paper. On the top of each paper write the name of a Food Pyramid section and number of servings. Have children use newspaper grocery ads and magazines to find food pictures to glue on each paper. Decorate the front of your Food Pyramid Book.
Name That Food Minute (grade 2+)
Small Groups
Each groups will need pencils and a piece of paper. The teacher names a food group and a letter of the alphabet. Example: grains (breads and cereals) letter "B". The teacher sets a time limit, can be one minute or five minutes. When the time is up have each group share their list with the class. The group with the most items on their list wins. The game continues with another food group selected and a different alphabet letter chosen.
Healthy Eating art
