CC:  Using the Food Guide Pyramid, they will classify the foods found in their diaries and determine if there is a food type that is over or under represented in their diets. Working in cooperative groups, students will design a day's meals to include a variety of the foods suggested to be eaten in a balanced diet. Meals can be depicted on paper plates by drawing and coloring or by making a collage from magazine pictures.

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Food Smarts: MyPyramid for Kids (26:16)