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Muffins in a Puzzle
You may find that many of your favorites are at the base of the basic healthy food Pyramid chart
Additional information is available online at http://www.health.gov/
Starch includes potatoes; white rice; white bread
| How many servings of each per day should you eat? |
| Foods |
Women - Children - Elderly |
Teenage girls - Active Females - Males |
Teenage boys - Active Males |
| Calorie level |
Aprox. 1,600 |
Aprox. 2,200 |
Aprox. 2,800 |
| MILK Group Products |
2 to 4 |
2 to 4 |
2 to 4 |
| MEAT Group |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| VEGETABLE Group |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| FRUIT Group |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| BREAD and Cereals |
6 |
9 |
11 |
| Total Fat in grams |
36 to 53 |
49 to 73 |
62 to 93 |
How do I Possibly Eat all those Fruits and Vegetables?
Picture of the new food pyramid
The New Food Pyramid is a tool to educate people to eat a more balanced diet from a greater variety of food portions without counting calories. The USDA has now expanded the four food groups to six groups and expanded the number of servings to meet the calorie needs of most people.
New Food Pyramid
The new food pyramid is more flexible and accurate than the one we had a few years ago. The reason being that one image of a pyramid with markings of what your daily intake should be can not apply to everyone. It all depends on a person's lifestyle and how much exercise they get involved in during a week. It also depends on if a person is trying to lose weight or gain weight. If a person is trying to gain weight then they should proceed to having the highest amounts of recommended servings, if a person is trying to lose weight then they should try to aim for the lowest recommended servings per day. To have a good idea of what you should be eating and how much of it you should be eating. You can view this interactive guide which was made by the United States Department of Agriculture at www.choosemyplate.gov
Here is some word fun!
• Fill in the blanks and discover how many fruits and veggies you can find.
• How many “berry” delicious words can you find?
• These words are muffin names that describe their ingredients. How many ingredients can you find?
You may find that many of your favorites are at the base of the basic healthy food Pyramid chart.
Note: Print the following image and find the words!
Please check out the links to calorie Counters.
These links will provide you with an idea as to how many calories and fats that you are consuming in one day.
Fast Food Calorie Counter by Washington Post
Calorie King - Calorie Counter
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