Athletics & Wellness
Grade 4
12 min
The Food Guide Plate
Build a balanced plate using Canada's Food Guide proportions.
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What's a Food Guide Plate?
Imagine your plate is a circle. The Food Guide Plate is a simple picture that shows how to fill that circle with the different kinds of foods your body needs for energy. Eating a balanced plate helps you feel great, focus at school, and grow strong.
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Half Your Plate: Fruits & Veggies
Fill half of your plate with colourful fruits and vegetables! This can be anything from crunchy carrots and sweet apples to broccoli "trees" and juicy berries. These foods are packed with vitamins that help keep your body healthy and working well.
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One Quarter: Protein Power
Next, fill one quarter of your plate with protein foods. Protein is a builder that helps make your muscles, bones, and skin strong. Foods like chicken, fish, beans, lentils, nuts, and tofu are all great sources of protein.
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Challenging
You are helping to make a big pot of chili, a mixed dish. To make it a balanced "one-pot" meal, what would be the best mix of ingredients?
0.Mostly ground meat with a few beans and a spoonful of tomato.
1.Mostly beans and vegetables (like tomatoes, onions, peppers) with some meat and a side of whole-grain crackers.
2.Equal parts meat, beans, and vegetables.
3.Mostly beans with no vegetables.
Challenging
You're at a family barbecue where food is served on one big table. How can you use the Food Guide Plate idea to build a balanced meal for yourself?
0.Only take the food that looks the tastiest, like dessert.
1.Fill your plate with only one thing, like burgers or hot dogs.
2.Mentally divide your plate and fill half with salad and fruit, a quarter with a burger patty, and a quarter with a whole grain bun.
3.Try to eat a little bit of everything available, no matter what it is.
Easy
According to the Food Guide Plate, what fraction of your plate should be filled with protein foods like beans, lentils, or tofu?
0.One-quarter
1.One-half
2.The whole plate
3.One-third
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The Food Guide Plate is a Grade 4 Athletics & Wellness lesson on ExcelOS.
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Build a balanced plate using Canada's Food Guide proportions.
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