Guidelines For Eating Healthy

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Guidelines For Eating Healthy

• Food Pyramid

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What is the relationship between the way you eat
and good health?

• Poor eating habits play a large role in serious
  health problems
• Developing good eating habits now can can reduce
  future health problems
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans can be used and
  the food pyramid to make healthful eating a part
  of your everyday life

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Yes or No

• 1. Do you eat a good variety of foods over a
  period of a few days?
• 2. Do you eat 2-3 servings from the Milk, Yogurt,
  and Cheese Group most days?
• 3. Do you eat 3-5 servings of vegetables most
  days?
• 4. Do you eat 6-11 servings from the Bread,
  Cereal, Rice, and Pasta Group most days?

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Yes or No

• 5. Do you have 2-4 servings of fruit most days?
• 6. Do you eat 2-3 servings from the meat,
  Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, and nuts Group
  most days?
• 7. Do you eat fries, candy, chips, and other fats
  and sweets sparingly?
• 8. Do you eat whole wheat or other whole grain
  bread most days?

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Yes or No

• Do you drink water or milk instead of soft drinks
  with meals?
• Do you stop eating when you are full?
• Would you choose a low-fat muffin instead of a
  doughnut for breakfast?
• Do you exercise or engage in some physical
  activity daily?

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How many YES answers do you have?

• 11-12 Healthy Keep up the good work
• 7-10 Not bad, but consider eating a few less
  fries and a few more oranges
• Less than 7 Get in Shape! Try to chose foods
  more wisely.

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What are Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

• Science-based advice for making smart food
  choices, balancing food choices and physical
  activity, and getting the most nutrition out of
  your calories.
• Updated and published every 5 years
• US Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)
  and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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Key Food Groups

• Fruit Group
• Vegetable Group
• Grain Group
• Milk Group
• Meat and Bean Group

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Activity

• Around the room you will find sheets that contain
  the 5 different pyramid groups
• Fruit Group
• Vegetable Group
• Grain Group
• Milk Group
• Meat and Bean Group
• Under each group name as many types of food that
  fit under that group as possible
• When instructed to switch, rotate to the next
  sheet until you return back where you started

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MyPyramid.gov

• Steps to a healthier you
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vIJnGFacO3Vsfeature
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Vegetable Group
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Fruit Group
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Grain Group
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Milk Group
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Meat and Bean
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Healthy Food Song

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v9rEGf_Db-1wfeature
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Assignment

• www.mypyramid.gov
• My Pyramid Plan (under Interactive Tools)
• Complete the MyPyramid Plan Assignment Sheet