Family & Consumer Sciences B

● Pack a nutritious lunchbox following MyPlate guidance Interactive Learning: ● MyPlate menu-planning activities and challenges ● Online games/quizzes about Dietary Guidelines and food group recommendations ● Video tutorials explaining the rationale behind the Dietary Guidelines ● Interactive websites allow them to input data and get personalized feedback ● Group discussions analyzing real sample menus for nutrition adequacy Project-Based: ● Research projects on the history of dietary guidance and how it has evolved ● Public health campaigns promoting the Dietary Guidelines through posters, videos ● MyPlate meal-prep challenge - student teams create and present balanced meals ● Interview a nutrition professional about how they apply the Guidelines ● Dietary analysis of favorite meals and modifying recipes to meet Guidelines ● Bring in nutritious snacks representing the 5 food groups for taste tests ● News discussion - analyzing how current events/trends relate to the Guidelines ● Field trips to farms, and food production facilities to learn about food sources ● Guest speakers from nutrition, health, and ftness backgrounds ● Cultural studies exploring dietary patterns and guidelines globally

Extension

Resources Activities:

● MyPlate.gov

Skills : ● Students will complete unit notes on different standards from teacher lectures. ● Students will create on paper or online their own MyPlate based on a past meal and evaluate whether it follows MyPlate guidelines or not. ● Students can utilize online resources at Myplate.gov to evaluate their nutrition practices.