Food for thought - Girlguiding · Food groups We can eat all kinds of food as long as we get the...
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What you’ll need • Glue • Colouring pencils or pens • Paper (optional) • Scissors (optional) For each girl: • A paper plate • Pictures of food − 4 fruits or vegetables − 4 carbohydrate foods What you’ll get out of it • Explore different types of food. • Understand balanced diets. Feel good Skills builder Aim of activity There are so many yummy foods to try! Challenge yourself to build a balanced plate of food full of tasty treats. Food for thought 30 mins Stage 1 © Girlguiding 2018 Registered charity number 306016. − 3 protein foods − 2 dairy foods − 1 oil or spread food − 1 treat food Spaghetti Potatoes OIL crisps Beans Lentils Milk Rice Porridge Margarine Fruit and vegetables Treats Beans, pulses, fish, eggs and meat Dairy and alternatives Oils and spreads Potatoes, bread, rice and pasta
Transcript of Food for thought - Girlguiding · Food groups We can eat all kinds of food as long as we get the...
What you’ll need •Glue•Colouringpencilsorpens•Paper(optional)•Scissors(optional)
For each girl:•Apaperplate•Picturesoffood
−4fruitsorvegetables−4carbohydratefoods
What you’ll get out of it •Exploredifferent
typesoffood.•Understandbalanced
diets.
Feel good
Skill
s bu
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Aim of activity Therearesomanyyummyfoodstotry!Challengeyourselftobuildabalancedplateoffoodfulloftastytreats.
Food for thought30 mins
Stage
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©Girlguiding2018Registeredcharitynumber306016.
−3proteinfoods−2dairyfoods−1oilorspreadfood−1treatfood
Spaghetti
Potatoes
OIL
crisps
Beans
Lentils
Milk
Rice
Porridge
Margarine
Fruit andvegetables
Treats
Beans, pulses, fish, eggs and meat
Dairy and alternatives
Oils and spreads
Potatoes, bread, rice and pasta
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Note to leaderYoumaywanttoresearchbalanceddietsbeforestartingthisactivity.Also,thinkaboutanydietaryrequirementsgirlshaveandhowthatmayaffecttheirdiet.
What to doYourmindandbodyneeddifferentfoodstohelpyougrow,beactiveand
stayhealthy.Chataboutwhatfoodsyouthinkarethebestforyouandwhatfoodsarebadforyourhealth.
Food groups
Wecaneatallkindsoffoodaslongaswegetthebalanceright.Foodisputintosixgroupsbasedonthegoodthingsthatitdoesforourmindandbody.Theyare:
•Fruitandvegetables•Carbohydratessuchaspotatoes,bread
andpasta•Proteinssuchasbeans,fish,eggsand
meat•Dairyandalternatives•Oilsandspreadssuchasbutterand
margarine•Treats
Getintotwogroupscalledthehidersandthefinders.Yourleaderwillgive
thehidershalfofthefoodpictures.
Try it this wayInsteadofhavingprintedpictures,whynotdrawyourown?
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Finders,sitdownandcoveryoureyes.Nopeeking.Hiders,yourjob
istohideyourfoodpicturesaroundyourmeetingspace.Makesureyouhidesomeofthemintrickyplaces–offyougo!
Whenthehidersaredone,findersopenyoureyesandstartlookingfor
food.Whenyoufindoneputitintoapilewithothersfromthatfoodgroup.Thengoandfindanotherone.Canyourteamfindthemall?
Onceallthefoodhasbeenfound,swapgroups,givethenewhidersthe
restofthefoodandplayagain.
Now,eachgrabapaperplate.Drawlinesontheplatelikeinthepicture
onthefront.Ifyoucan,labeleachsection.
Next,fromthepilefind:
•Fourfruitsorvegetables•Fourcarbohydratefoods•Threeproteinfoods•Twodairyfoods•Oneoilorspreadfood•Onetreatfood
Gluethefoodpicturesintotherightsectiononyourplatetoshowhowthefoodyoueatisspiltintothefoodgroups.Treatsgoaroundtheedgeasyoushouldonlyeatthemoccasionally.
Putyourplatesnearwhereyoumakefood,eitherathomeorinyour
meetingspace,toremindyouofallthetastythingsyoucaneat.
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