Food Pyramid

Food Pyramid
For our exhibit, we will talk about nutrition and why it is important to eat a balanced diet. We chose this topic because we are Human Nutrition, Food, and Exercise majors at Virginia Tech and have strong backgrounds in the importance of nutrition. We will focus mainly on the Food Pyramid, discussing the importance of the food pyramid, as well as what the food pyramid means. We will show the kids examples of different types of food that belong in the different categories. We will provide a blank copy of the food pyramid and the kids will color or write their favorite foods in the correct categories. Allowing the kids the opportunity to relate their favorite foods to the food pyramid.

Sources: http://www.mypyramid.gov
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources/mpk1_lesson1.pdf