Nutrition

Donna Lynn Attinello           Gallistel Language Academy
18959 Boulder Ct.              10347 S. Ewing Ave.
Homewood, Illinois 60430       Chicago, Illinois 60617
(708) 799-3323                 (312) 535-6540 

Objective: 

To identify and describe the main nutrients in our diets that are needed by the 
body as a source of energy. 

Materials Needed: 

Grocery Store Ads, Overhead Projector, Chalkboard, Scissors, Markers, Graph 
paper, Pictorial Examples of Food, Food from actual stores. 

Strategy:

1. Review vocabulary terms: cell, nutrient, food, diet.

2. Name (through the brainstorming process) some foods eaten the previous day. 
   Predict how they can be grouped: Meats, Grains, Fruits and Vegetables, Milk 
   Products. 

3. Observe chart of food groups from overhead transparency.

4. Classify foods into groups from grocery store ads.  Students work in groups 
   of four.  Place foods on individual charts.               

5. Play "Nutrition Bingo".  One student holds up a picture or object of food. 
   The other students place markers on cards until a few bingos have been won. 

6. Construct a chart of what they ate for their last two meals.  Work in groups 
   of two. 

7. Graph a class chart of one meal eaten as a composite of each group of two 
   according to food groups. 

8. Examine food labels from four or more different foods.  Chart information 
   regarding the content.  Categories are: Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates (sugar 
   and starch), Vitamins and Minerals. 

9. Compare and contrast results collectively during a "share time" discussion.

Conclusion: 

Students will be aware of the necessity to eat a well balanced diet.