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The New Food Guide Pyramid

The New Food Guide Pyramid. By Cindy Zirnheld. Introduction. Welcome to the NEW Food Guide Pyramid. Did you know that the Food Guide Pyramid has changed? Find out what’s different and what’s the same. Is your Food Guide Pyramid the same as your parents? Find out in this powerquest. .

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The New Food Guide Pyramid

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  1. The New Food Guide Pyramid By Cindy Zirnheld

  2. Introduction Welcome to the NEW Food Guide Pyramid. Did you know that the Food Guide Pyramid has changed? Find out what’s different and what’s the same. Is your Food Guide Pyramid the same as your parents? Find out in this powerquest.

  3. Task Your task will be to visit websites and gather information on the new food guide pyramid. With the information you gather, you will be constructing an individualized food guide pyramid.

  4. Process Step One: 1. Read the My Pyramid page (page 1) in your packet.

  5. Process Step Two: 1. Visit the My Pyramid website on the links page. 2. Enter your age, sex, and physical activity in the My Pyramid Plan box located in the upper right hand corner of the page. Click submit. 3. Read the My Pyramid Plan page that pops up. 4. Click on the first arrow under the pyramid picture. Print out the page that pops up. Read through your page and keep it for further use.

  6. Process Step Three: 1. Go back to the home page of the My Pyramid website. 2. Click on Inside the Pyramid in the blue box on the left hand side of the page. 3. Click on each part of the pyramid to learn about each part. 4. Click on the learn more button to get detailed information about each part. Read and take notes on what foods are in each part.

  7. Process Step Four: 1. Visit the Kids Health website on the links page. 2. Scroll down, read entire article, andcompare amounts of foods to be eaten given in article to amounts in your my pyramid plan page printed earlier.

  8. Process Step Five: 1. Pick up a blank pyramid paper. 2. Fill in blank pyramid with food group labels and colors, your daily serving amounts, and pictures of various foods in each group. 3. There are pictures of foods in your packet to cut out & paste on the pyramid.

  9. Links My Pyramid http://www.mypyramid.gov/ Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html

  10. Assess

  11. End Congratulations you have now completed this PowerQuest.

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