Name ___________________________________ Date ______________ MyPlate.Gov Food Group Webquest This Webquest will help you experience the United States government’s MyPlate site. You will learn about the different parts of MyPlate and how they can help you make healthy lifestyle choices. Follow the directions below and write your answers on this sheet. Introduction: Your Personalized Nutrient Needs Click on the following link to access a daily MyPlate Food Plan that is suited to your age, gender, and activity level: https://www.choosemyplate.gov/MyPlatePlan.You may wish to also add in your height and weight to get the most accurate recommendations. This will help you know how much of each group of MyPlate you should be consuming each day. Food Group Recommended Amount Fruits Vegetables Grains Protein Dairy Part 1: Food Group Overview On the www.myplate.gov home page, scroll down to the “Explore the MyPlate Food Groups” section. Tap on “learn more” below the Fruits icon to begin. For some questions, you will need to click on the down arrows to view the information in the tables provided, or to scroll through galleries on each sub topic. When you complete the fruit group, return to the home page to navigate to each of the other food group sections on the pages that follow. Fruits a) Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the fruit group. Fruits can be ___________________, ___________________, ___________________, or dried, and may be ___________________, ___________________, or pureed. b) What counts as a cup of fruit? In general, ________ cup fresh fruit or 100% fruit juice or ________ cup dried fruit 1 ____________ apple, 1 ___________ banana, _____ large strawberries, or ______ seedless grapes would usually equal up to one cup. c) List two foods in the fruits group that you’ve never heard of before, Insert or Draw Fruit Photo Here! then insert a photo of one of them here! _______________, ________________. 1 Vegetables a) Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of the veggie group. b) Vegetables may be raw or cooked; ___________________, ___________________, ___________________, or ___________________/dehydrated, and may be whole cut-up, or mashed. c) Vegetables are organized into 5 subgroups based on their colors and therefore nutrient content. They are: Hint: Use the first column of the “Cup of Vegetable” Table to help you with this question! Group Name 2 Food Examples in this Group d) Identify one vegetable that you’ve never heard of before and would like to try: _____________________________. Insert or Draw New Veggie Photo Here! Then, insert a photo of that veggie in the box provided. Hint: Use the Vegetable “Food Gallery” to help you with this question! Grains a) What counts as an ounce serving? In general, a ___________________ of bread, __________________ of ready-to-eat cereal, or ____________ cup of cooked rice, cooked pasta, or cooked cereal can be considered as a serving from the grains group. b) Grains are divided into 2 subgroups: Group Example of a Food in this Group c) Most refined grains are ___________________. This means certain B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid) and iron are added back after processing. ___________________ is not added back to enriched grains. d) Identify one grain that you’ve never heard of before and would like to try: _____________________________. Insert or Draw New Grain Photo Here! Then, insert a photo of that grain in the box provided. 2 Protein Foods a) All foods made from: ___________________, ___________________, ___________________, beans and ____________, ___________________, processed soy products, nuts and ___________________ are good sources of protein. b) Vegetarians Choices: Vegetarians can get enough protein from this group as long as: _______________________________________________________________________ Examples of vegetarian sources of protein are: _______________ and ________________. c) What counts as a serving? In general, ___ ounce of meat, poultry or fish, ___ cup cooked beans, ___ egg, ___ tablespoon of peanut butter, or ___ ounce of nuts or seeds can be considered as 1 ounce-equivalent from the Protein Foods Group. Dairy a) All __________________ milk products and many foods made from milk are in this group. b) Calcium-fortified ________ milk is also part of this group, and a good choice for vegans. c) List 5 examples of dairy or calcium-rich foods: ___________________, ________________, ____________________, __________________, _____________________. d) List two tips to move to low-fat or fat-free dairy: a. ______________________________________________________________________ b. ______________________________________________________________________ c. Other Key Topics Myplate.gov also helps you to learn about other important factors to watch in your diet. Click the link to view the “key topics” area: https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/more-key-topics. Select either oils, added sugars, saturated fats, or sodium. Summarize this section by listing 2 facts you learned: a. ______________________________________________________________________ b. ______________________________________________________________________ Healthy Eating on a Budget Explore the sections of the meal planning and budgeting part of choosemyplate.gov at the following link: https://www.choosemyplate.gov/eathealthy/budget. Identify three tips for saving money when planning meals or buying food: 1. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Part 2: Health Benefits Directions: Next you will dig deeper into each MyPlate group to learn about the specific benefits each food group has for your body and health. The answers to these sections can be found in the sub-headings of each of the MyPlate sections you explored in part one. Begin by clicking on the appropriate food group from the MyPlate homepage. Fruits a) How can eating fruits benefit your health? i. ____________________________________________________________________ ii. ____________________________________________________________________ b) List and explain two nutrients provided by fruits: i. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ii. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Vegetables a) How can eating vegetables benefit your health? i. ____________________________________________________________________ ii. ____________________________________________________________________ b) Based on our class discussion and the definition of “variety,” explain how you can get more “variety” in your vegetable choices? ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ c) List and explain two nutrients provided by vegetables: i. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ii. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Grains a) How can eating grains benefit your health? i. ____________________________________________________________________ ii. ____________________________________________________________________ 4 b) Use a dictionary or scan the QR code on the left and record definition “d” for the vocabulary word fortify: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ c) Based on what you now know about grains, how do you think the definition of fortify can apply to grains? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ d) Identify a synonym for “fortified” used on the Grains page to describe how nutrients are added back into the products after processing: _____________________________________ e) List and explain two nutrients provided by grains: i. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ii. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Protein a) How can eating protein benefit your health? i. ____________________________________________________________________ ii. ____________________________________________________________________ b) Why is it beneficial to eat seafood? _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Dairy a) What are 2 non-dairy sources of calcium: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 5 Part 3: I’m Through, What do I Do? If you finish early, explore some additional topics using the questions and links below. 1. Healthy Eating Explore the MyPlate Teens page: https://www.choosemyplate.gov/browse-by-audience/view-allaudiences/students/teens. List 5 tips or facts you learned about healthy eating for teens below. 1. ________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________________ 2. MyPlate Kitchen Explore the MyPlate Recipes page: https://www.myplate.gov/myplate-kitchen. Find on recipe that you’d like to try. Write the recipe (ingredients and instructions) below, and list what MyPlate food groups this recipe provides. Ingredients _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Recipe Steps _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ MyPlate Food Groups in this Recipe ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ 3. KidsHealth.com KidsHealth.com has great health and nutrition related articles. Choose one article from the Staying Healthy for Kids page: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/stay-healthy/?WT.ac=k-nav-stayhealthy#catbody and summarize it below. 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