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Kindergarten Nutrition Lesson Plan:
Differentiating Between Healthy and Unhealthy Food Choices
ACTIVITY 1
Objectives:
1. Identify the difference between healthy food choices and unhealthy food choices
2. Identify that choosing healthy foods is a healthy behavior
3. Understand the importance of daily physical activity by participating in food choice games and activities
Bench Marks:
PE.K.L.2.6: Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy food choices.
PE.K.M.1.1: Use a variety of locomotor skills to travel in personal and general space.
PE.K.M.1.8: Roll and throw a variety of objects using and underhand motion.
PE.K.C.1.1: Recognize locomotor skills.
HE.K.C.1.1: Recognize healthy behaviors.
HE.K.C. 2.2: Identify members of the school and community that support personal health practices and behaviors.
HE.K.B.1.1: Recognize school and community health helpers.
HE.K.P.1.1: Identify health practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.
Materials Needed:
• Two baskets, one labeled “Everyday Foods’’, the other labeled “Sometimes Foods”
• Small ball or scrap paper crumpled up to shoot into baskets
Activity 1 Introduction (10 Minutes):
1. Discuss healthy food choices and give specific examples
a. Discuss with the students what “healthy” means to them.
b. What is a healthy choice?
Example: Whole Fruit or vegetable (unprocessed) versus fried potatoes, aka French Fries.
c. Explain that there are no “bad foods”. Some foods that are deemed “unhealthy” are ok to enjoy on occasion, just not every day.
• We call these “Sometimes Foods”
d. Healthy choices such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, are foods that should be eaten every day.
• We call these “Everyday Foods”
2. Discuss why it is important to make healthy choices
a. Choosing everyday foods (healthy foods) provides your body with energy, vitamins and minerals that keep you healthy. Eating healthy keeps you from getting sick and allows you to grow up strong.
b. If you are unsure if what you are eating is a healthy choice, you can ask the following school or community members:
• Teacher, Doctors, School Nurse, Dietitian
c. Identify that making healthy choices about food is a healthy behavior
• Provides you with energy to be physically active.
• Being physically active is another healthy habit.
d. Introduce “Shooting for the Goal” activity
• Activity differentiates between foods that should be eaten everyday and those that should only be eaten sometimes.
Activity 1: Shooting for the Goal (20 Minutes)
1. Have the students brainstorm the difference between foods that should be eaten everyday and those that should only be eaten sometimes.
2. Pass out pictures of foods.
3. Have one student at a time volunteer to shoot the ball into the basket. Each student will get the opportunity to shoot the ball into one of two baskets, labeled “Everyday Foods” and “Sometimes Foods”.
4. Have the student who is shooting the ball announce what the food item is and which basket it belongs in. Student must aim for the basket they think their food item belongs in. Encourage students to use an underhand pattern while throwing the ball.
5. After the activity, discuss the benefits of physical activity and how healthy eating plays a role in physical activity (e.g., healthy food choices give you energy to participate in physical activity).
ACTIVITY 2
Objectives:
1. Identify the difference between healthy food choices and unhealthy food choices
2. Classify food items into “Go, Slow, and Whoa” categories
3. Identify that choosing healthy foods is a healthy behavior
4. Understand the importance of daily physical activity by participating in food choice games and activities
Bench Marks:
PE.K.L.2.6: Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy food choices.
PE.K.M.1.1: Use a variety of locomotor skills to travel in personal and general space.
PE.K.C.1.1: Recognize locomotor skills.
PE.K.C.1.2: Recognize physical activities have safety rules and procedures.
HE.K.P.1.1: Identify health practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.
Materials Needed for Activity 2:
• Food pictures- “Everyday Foods” and “Sometimes Foods”
o Cookies, soda, cake, chips, pizza, ice cream = examples of “Sometimes Foods”
o Whole Fruit, water, whole vegetables, milk, yogurt = examples of “Everyday Foods”
Activity 2 Introduction: (10 minutes)
Introduce ‘Go, Slow, Whoa’ foods:
• GO Foods—Eat almost anytime. Previously referred to as “Everyday Foods”.
• SLOW Foods—Eat sometimes, or less often. Previously referred to as “Sometimes Foods”.
• WHOA Foods—Eat only once in a while or on special occasions. Previously referred to as “Sometimes Foods”.
For list of foods/more ideas, refer to:
Activity 2: Go, Slow, Whoa (20 minutes)
1. Distribute the pictures of food items so each child has one card.
2. Explain the rules of activity (e.g., students must stay in personal space) and ensure that the students understand safety procedures (e.g., remain clear of objects and furniture if activity is conducted in classroom).
3. Teacher will call out: “green light”, “yellow light”, or “red light”. A green light is for “go” foods to move, a yellow light is for “slow” foods to move, or a red light is for “whoa” foods to move. Student can only move when their food picture matches the light color being said. (e.g., if a student is holding a picture of an apple, he/she may move only on the green light, students can hop, skip, walk, run).
4. After every 5 turns, have students exchange cards with classmates (or pass out new cards to the students) to keep the game going and fair.
5. Discuss the importance of physical activity with the students.
Resources:
1. Go, Slow, Whoa Foods:
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2. More information on eating healthy through Lets Move:
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3. For Parents: Raising Healthy Eaters from Preschool to High School
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Created by:
Brittany Pond and Julie Rankin
Dietetic Interns
Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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