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Join Annie Murphy, PhD, RD, for an interactive nutrition lesson where you can learn about healthy food choices through fun physical movements. March in place, wiggle, do large arm circles, swim with your arms, and more! Test your knowledge with quick true/false statements and get ready to make healthier choices. Let's learn and have fun together!
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With Annie Murphy, PhD, RD Everybody up for a Moving Nutrition Lesson!
March in place (if statement is false) For true statements:Reach for the skyWiggleSide stepsLarge arm circlesSwim (arms) Shoulder shrugs Quick Review of Movements:
False (disagree) = March in place True (agree) = Shoulder shrugs The current food guide is called “The Food Pyramid”
False = March in place True = Shoulder shrugs The width of the band suggests the amount of food needed from each group.
False = March in place True = Swim with your arms Veggie recommendation per day equals 1½ cups
False = March in place True = Wiggle Fruit recommendation equals 1½ cups per day
False = March in place True = Large arm circles Fruit drinks count in the fruit group.
False = March in place True = Reach for the sky Half your grains should be whole grains.
False = March in place True = Side steps Popcorn is a whole grain.
False = March in place True = Shoulder shrugs You need 2 cups of milk (or cheese/yogurt equivalents)
False = March in place True = Reach for the sky Whole milk has 8 gramsfat per cupand fat-free milk has zero.
False = March in place True = Side steps Skim milk has same amount of calcium as 2% or whole milk.
False = March in place True = Swim with your arms People that are lactose intolerant should not eat yogurt.
False = March in place True = Arm circles Since cream cheese is made from milk, it counts in the milk group.
False = March in place True = Wiggle Eggs are in the milk/dairy group.
False = March in place True = Swim with your arms You can find protein in the meat & beans group AND the milk group.
False = March in place True = Side steps Dried beans are in the vegetable andthe meat & beans groups.
False = March in place True = Shoulder shrugs Pop is high in sodium/salt.
False = March in place True = Side steps 57% of a teens’ fluid intake is from sugar-sweetened beverages.
False = March in place True = Wiggle Children/teens need to be active 30 minutes/day
False =March in place True = Large arm circles 200 calories per day, beyond what you burn, adds 21 pounds of fat/year.
False = March in place True = Reach for the sky The website for MyPyramid is MyPyramid.org
Thank you for everything you do to help kids choose healthy foods/drinks!