Connections: Food & Body
Connect essential nutrients to the benefit these nutrients provide the body.
This one-page activity encourages the consumption of whole foods from all five food groups by making the connection to the benefit each provides.
This activity includes:
Leader nutrients and their benefit to the body
Discussion questions:
What happens if you remove a food group from your diet?
What is the benefit of eating foods from all five food groups?
What do you notice about the colors of the foods associated with the different nutrients?
This activity pairs perfectly with the Nutrient Rich Foods: Educators Guide. Created for third grade through sixth.
Connect essential nutrients to the benefit these nutrients provide the body.
This one-page activity encourages the consumption of whole foods from all five food groups by making the connection to the benefit each provides.
This activity includes:
Leader nutrients and their benefit to the body
Discussion questions:
What happens if you remove a food group from your diet?
What is the benefit of eating foods from all five food groups?
What do you notice about the colors of the foods associated with the different nutrients?
This activity pairs perfectly with the Nutrient Rich Foods: Educators Guide. Created for third grade through sixth.
Connect essential nutrients to the benefit these nutrients provide the body.
This one-page activity encourages the consumption of whole foods from all five food groups by making the connection to the benefit each provides.
This activity includes:
Leader nutrients and their benefit to the body
Discussion questions:
What happens if you remove a food group from your diet?
What is the benefit of eating foods from all five food groups?
What do you notice about the colors of the foods associated with the different nutrients?
This activity pairs perfectly with the Nutrient Rich Foods: Educators Guide. Created for third grade through sixth.