Lesson
Use a game to reinforce healthy food choices.
Talk with students about the idea that food is fuel for their bodies. “Food” refers to what you eat and what you drink. The lessons in this unit use a stoplight as a tool to help students think about their food choices:
It's important that kids understand that some foods provide you with more nutrition than others. Check out the Eat More Eat Some Eat Less Food Chart for examples. For more information about the nutritional benefits of foods and different food groups, read Food is Fuel.
Play a quick game of Red Light, Green Light or have kids explain how the game works.
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Use Games to Teach Healthy Food Choices
Play a new version of Red Light, Green Light. Choose a game leader to toggle slides back and forth.
Think About Healthy Food Choices
Stoplights make a fun move game! They can also be used to help you think your food:
Check for understanding: How will you use a stoplight's colors to choose your food?
Home-to-School Connection for Healthy Food Choices
Print copies of the Eat More, Eat Some, Eat Less food chart for students to take home and post on their refrigerators. Encourage them to talk with their family members about healthy eating choices.
Option: Print the fit Food Word Search for kids to find healthy foods hidden in the puzzle. Encourage kids to create their own healthy food word search!
Today we played a game that helped us think about nutritious food choices. Next we will learn about nutritious snacks.
Grade: K-2
Time: 20 Minutes
Learn what a fit-check is and how this tool can help kids make healthy choices. Kids will also learn how to be mindful about their choices.
See UnitLearn what a fit-check is and how this tool can help kids make healthy choices. Kids will also learn how to be mindful about their choices.
See UnitLearn about the times and places where you can perform a fit-check.
Start SlideshowThink about the daily choices the two characters make throughout their day.
Start SlideshowJust like roads have signs, so does your food. Learn about reading food labels with this slideshow!
Start SlideshowRead a story about two characters. One takes the time to do a fit-check and the other does not. See the differences in their outcomes.
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