Ingraham HS

Nutrition

Ms. Cooper

MYPLATES Food Guide Homework Assignment

Directions: 1) Record everything you eat for two days, eep a !og to "e turned in with this paper. #) $sing three pieces of paper or three paper p!ates, draw in a p!ate such as that on the ChooseMy%!ate.gov on each of the three pages. &ou have now created three p!ates'one for breakfast !unc" and dinner. () $sing your food record, se!ect the "est average mea! for )rea fast, *unch and +inner that most a!ign with the ChooseMy%!ate recommendations. ,) +raw or cut out pictures of food items from a grocery store f!yer, maga-ine, or internet and g!ue the pictures of the food to the appropriate section of the p!ate to represent your typica! mea! for "rea fast, !unch and dinner. *a"e! each p!ate with the .uantity you consume of each item. /inished p!ates shou!d "e neat, !egi"!e, and creative!y presented. 0) #ef!ection Paragra$"1 2ttach a one paragraph ref!ection for each mea! 3 "rea fast, !unch and dinner on your current eating ha"its to the "ac of your pages4p!ates. How c!ose!y do you current!y eat according to the $S+2 food guide recommendations5 6hat recommendations wou!d you ma e to your typica! eating ha"its4diet to "etter fit the guide!ines5 6hat action steps can you reasona"!y imp!ement to eat hea!thier5 6hat foods do you need to eat more or !ess of5

Ingraham HS

Nutrition

Ms. Cooper

Name: ______________________________

MyPlates Food Guide Assignment - Grading Rubric

Total Points Application Bringing together the information learned to see the completed product 9- 10 pts Excelled at accurately labeling food groups and serving sizes recommended for each food group 7- pts !ll food groups identified all but only one or t"o of the food groups and can identify the serving sizes of food items ______/ 45 ! pts or lo"er #nly able to correctly label a fe" of the food groups that comprise the entire food $uide and has difficulty identifying the serving sizes of the groups labeled Basic plate design -ome information is accurate ho"ever plates lac, thought and creativity

#reati$ity % &eatness Personalized %yPlate sho"s effort& originality and creativity

Re'lection Personal reflection on current eating habits "ith recommendations to fit food guide and reasonable steps to ta,e to get on trac, (ogistics +ogs attached& one page for each day& all nutritional inta,e recorded Rubric

Presented 'ood $uide in an original "ay (sed many different food items& colors and illustrative techni)ues 'ood $uide is concise accurate and easy to understand !ssessment of personal nutrition is honest& and specific recommendations are made along "ith reasonable action plan +ogs attached for both days !ll nutritional inta,e recorded& including amounts

Presented 'ood $uide in a presentable "ay *nformation is mostly accurate and understandable +ac,s some originality and creativity !ssessment of personal nutrition is made but lac,ing either specific recommendations or reasonable action plan +ogs incomplete or only . day recorded& incomplete amounts /ubric attached 0 1 pts

-ome assessment of personal nutrition is made but is vague or recommendations and action plan missing or unacceptable +ogs very incomplete& no amounts& less than . day /ubric missing 2 pts