1.17 Meal Match-Ups
This is Lesson 1.17 (“Meal Match-ups”) of the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, Field to Fork unit, a large-group mentoring lesson teaching young students about nutrition. Students interpret and discuss the food guide pyramid by sorting foods into groups, evaluating their favorite meals against the five food groups, and then plan a balanced meal menu. The lesson includes an interest approach, sorting activity, evaluation worksheet, charades review, and food group teaching cards.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Interpret and discuss the Food guide pyramid.
- Plan a balanced meal menu.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- PALS1.17.LG.AS.A – one per student
- PALS1.17.LG.TM.A-D – cut up and posted on writing surface
- PALS1.17.LG.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Coloring supplies – crayons, colored pencils or markers
- Unit
- Field to Fork
- Lesson Type
- Large Group
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth — G1. Practice healthy eating habits
- Key Terms
- Food Pyramid
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.02.01.01.cPractice healthy eating habits.
- FPP.03.01.03.aExplain the Food Guide Pyramid in relation to essential nutrients for the human diet.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.5Communication Strategies – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
- NS.K-4.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives