Cross-Cultural Food Pyramid -- Meal Planning
Created by Kerri Brown Parker, Millbrook High School, 2010
Name: ________________________________________________ Country: __________________________________________ Period: ________
Create a meal plan for a resident of this country that meets cultural eating and diet habits AND follows the USDA’s food pyramid. Use Culture Grams to do research on the
country. Use this handout to complete your meal plan and show how it meets the requirements of the food pyramid and the cultural requirements of the country.
STEP ONE – NOTES: Go to the Millbrook website and click on Media Center. Find Culture Grams on the left side of the screen and click on the area of the world you are
researching. Select the specific country you are researching and complete the chart:
Culture Grams Notes
Eating:
Recipes
Link at the top of the page – choose your country from the list.
Food Pyramid
Goals:
5oz Grains
2 cups Vegetables
1 ½ cups Fruits
Breakfast: _____________________________________
(Choose one recipe that you think best fits as “Breakfast.”)
Parts of the recipe that are included on the food pyramid:
3 cups Milk 5 oz Meat/Beans none Extras
1 slice bread=1 oz 1 cup cereal = 1 oz ½ cup rice,
pasta, etc = 1 oz 1 ½ oz cheese = 1 cup 1 egg=1 oz
¼ cup beans = 1 oz
Breakfast:
_____ Grains _____ Vegetables _____ Fruits
Lunch: _______________________________________
Diet:
(Choose one recipe that you think best fits as “Lunch.”)
_____ Milk _____ Meat/Beans _____ Extras
Parts of the recipe that are included on the food pyramid:
Lunch:
_____ Grains _____ Vegetables _____ Fruits
_____ Milk _____ Meat/Beans _____ Extras
Dinner: _______________________________________
Any Restrictions?
Dinner:
_____ Grains _____ Vegetables _____ Fruits
________________________________________
(Choose two recipes that you think best fits as “Dinner.”)
_____ Milk _____ Meat/Beans _____ Extras
Parts of the recipe that are included on the food pyramid:
Totals:
_____ Grains _____ Vegetables _____ Fruits
Other Important Information:
_____ Milk _____ Meat/Beans _____ Extras
What do you need to add to meet the pyramid?
_____ Grains _____ Vegetables _____ Fruits
_____ Milk _____ Meat/Beans _____ Extras
Add snacks and add to other meals in the final plan on
the next page!
Cross-Cultural Food Pyramid -- Meal Planning
Created by Kerri Brown Parker, Millbrook High School, 2010
BREAKFAST
LUNCH
DINNER
A Healthy Meal Plan for a Person from __________________________
Reflection:
1. How do you know this is a healthy meal plan?
2. What did you decide to include or NOT include to be sure the meal plan will be appropriate for this country/culture?