Media Assignment for February 19-20

ChooseMyPlate Plan

Go to www.choosemyplate.gov

Go to Get a Personalized Plan and fill in the information to get your personal plan.

Calories recommended for you each day: _____________

Fill in the chart below:

Food Group	Amount Recommended
Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Dairy
Protein Foods

 

Aim for ____________ oz. of whole grains each day.

List tips for each group below:

Dark green vegetables ___________________________________________________________

Orange vegetables ______________________________________________________________

Dry beans & peas _______________________________________________________________

Starchy vegetables ______________________________________________________________

Other vegetables _______________________________________________________________

Aim for ________ oz. oil each day.

Limit extras to _______________ calories per day.

 

Get at least ____________ minutes of physical activity all or most days.

 

 

 

 

 

Go back to the home page

                                          

Click on the Grains section.

How many ounces are needed each day? ___________________________

List 4 examples of whole grains.

_________________________________      __________________________________

_________________________________      __________________________________

 

List 4 examples of refined grains.

_________________________________      __________________________________

_________________________________      __________________________________

 

On the right side, click “What counts as an ounce?”

List three examples. ____________________________________

_________________________________      ________________________________

 

 

Click on the Vegetables section.

How many ounces are needed each day? ___________________________

List at least 5 examples of each group below:

 

a.      Dark green vegetables

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________          _____________________________

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b.      Red and Orange vegetables

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________          _____________________________

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c.       Starchy vegetables

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________

d.      Dry beans and peas

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________

e.      Other vegetables

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________

 

On the right side, click “What counts as a cup?”

List three examples.   ____________________________________

_________________________________      ________________________________

 

 

Click on the Fruits section.

List 10 examples.

_________________________________      _____________________________________

_________________________________      _____________________________________

_________________________________      _____________________________________

_________________________________      _____________________________________

_________________________________      _____________________________________

                                       

On the right side, click “What counts as a cup?”

List three examples. ____________________________________

_________________________________      ________________________________

 

 

 

Click on the Dairy section.

List 5 examples in each group below:

 

Milk __________________________            _          ___________________________________

_______________________________          ___________________________________

_______________________________         

 

Cheese _________________________         ______            _____________________________

_______________________________          ___________________________________

_______________________________

 

Milk based ______________________         ___________________________________

desserts_________________________         ___________________________________

_______________________________

 

Yogurt _________________________          ___________________________________

_______________________________          ___________________________________   

_______________________________

 

On the right side, click “What counts as a cup?”

List three examples. ____________________________________

_________________________________      ________________________________

 

 

Click on the Protein section.

List 5 examples from each group below:

     

      Meats ____________________________               __________________________________

_____________________      _________________________     _______________________

 

      Poultry ____________________________             ___________________________________

_____________________      _________________________     _______________________

 

      Eggs ____________________________                ___________________________________

_____________________      _________________________     _______________________

 

      Beans/Peas __________________________      _________________________________

_____________________      _________________________     ________________________

 

      Nuts/seeds ___________________________        ___________________________________

_____________________      _________________________     ________________________

 

      Seafood____________________________                  ________________________________

_____________________      _________________________     _______________________

 

On the right side, click “What counts as an ounce?”

List three examples. ____________________________________

_________________________________      ________________________________

 

Click on the “What are Oils” section at the bottom of the site.

List 5 examples.

_______________________________          ____________________________

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________

 

List 4 foods high in oil. _________________________         __________________________

                                    _________________________          __________________________

 

List 6 examples of solid fats.

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________          _____________________________

_______________________________          _____________________________

 

On the right side, click “What counts as a teaspoon?”

List three examples. ____________________________________

_________________________________      ________________________