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I rated how I’m doing on all 6 guidelines.
I listed 1 specific way I can improve for each guideline.
Assessing My Eating Habits • Lesson 3
Direct students to turn to Assessing My Eating
Habits on page 9 of the Student Workbook.
Have students read Guideline 1 aloud and then
direct them to complete the How I’m Doing
assessment. Explain that after completing the
assessment for the guideline they should list 1
way they could improve (or keep doing well) in
this area.
Repeat the process for Guidelines 2 through 6.
Ask & Discuss
Whose responsibility is it to make smart
choices about healthy eating?
Assessing My Eating Habits (continued)
Guideline 6
How I’m Doing
Balance calories to stay at a Rate yourself on balancing calories.
healthy weight.
Excellent: I rarely eat more calories than my body needs
Assessing When the calories My you take Eating through or Habits burns off through physical (continued) activity.
eating and drinking match the
Good: Once in a while I eat too many calories, but I
number of calories your body needs to usually try to be more active to make up for it.
Guideline function 3 and move each day, How it’s I’m Doing
Fair: I sometimes eat too many calories and often don’t
easier to stay at a healthy weight.
Eat less fat.
Rate yourself on get eating enough a physical diet low activity. in fat.
Teens should get no more than
Excellent: I eat about Poor: the I right eat more amount calories of fat than from I need and don’t do
Assessing 25–35% of the calories My they eat from Eating healthy sources. Habits
much physical activity on most days.
fat. Get most of your fat from healthy
sources such as fish, One nuts way and I can improve: Good: I eat a little too much fat, but usually choose
healthy sources.
Directions: vegetable oils. Read Limit each French guideline fries, and rate yourself. Then describe one
hamburgers, chips, chocolate and
Fair: I eat too much fat from unhealthy sources.
way you could improve your eating habits in this area and answer the
pizza. These foods usually have high Poor: I eat way too much fat from unhealthy sources.
question.
amounts of saturated fat and lots of
calories. Try to avoid trans fats.
Guideline One 1way I can improve: How I’m Doing
Make half your plate fruits Rate yourself on eating enough fruits and
and vegetables.
vegetables daily.
Guideline 4
How I’m Doing
Fruits and vegetables should be key Excellent: I eat at least 1½–2½ cups of fruit and 2–4
parts of your daily Eat diet. less Fruits added and sugar. cups of vegetables Rate daily. yourself on eating a diet low in sugar.
vegetables provide vitamins, minerals,
Fruits, honey and some vegetables
Good: I eat 1 cup
Excellent:
of fruit and
I
1–2
eat very
cups
few
of vegetables
complex carbohydrates and fiber
foods that contain a lot of
naturally contain sugar. But
daily.
important for good health.
when
added sugar.
sugar is added to foods, it contributes Fair: I eat ½ cup of
Good:
fruit
I
and
eat
½–1
some
cup
foods
of vegetables
that contain a lot of added sugar.
to weight gain, tooth decay every and some day.
types of diseases.
Fair: Every day, some of the foods I eat contain added
Poor: I rarely eat fruits
sugar.
and vegetables.
One way I can improve:
Poor: Every day, many of the foods I eat contain added
sugar.
One way I can improve:
Guideline 2
How I’m Doing
Make at least half Guideline your 5Rate yourself on How eating I’m the right Doing amount
grains whole grains.
of grains daily, especially whole grains.
Whole-grain foods Eat include less whole-grain salt.
Excellent: I eat Rate 5–10 oz. yourself of grains daily—at on eating least a half diet low in salt.
bread, oatmeal, cereal Most and people pasta. eat too much salt. are whole Snack grain. Excellent: I rarely salt my foods or eat foods high in salt.
These foods provide foods vitamins, such as chips, French Good: fries, I eat 5–10 oz. Good: of grains I only daily—some occasionally are salt whole my foods or eat foods
minerals and carbohydrates. crackers, and processed, prepackaged grain.
high in salt.
Whole-grain foods and provide frozen more meals contain high
Fair: I eat 1–4 oz.
amounts of salt.
Fair: of grains I sometimes daily—some salt are my whole foods and eat some foods
nutrients than refined-grain foods.
grain.
high in salt.
Self-Check
Refined-grain foods include many
Poor: I rarely eat whole-grain Poor: I usually foods. salt my foods and eat a lot of foods high
crackers, cookies, white breads, cake
in salt.
and other foods high in fat and sugar.
1 ounce of grain is equal to 1 piece of bread, 1 cup of
Choose these less One often.
cereal, or ½ cup cooked rice or pasta.
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One way I can improve:
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Workbook pages 9–11
Allow students to respond to the question and discuss their ideas.
Summarize
Family and friends can support your choice to eat healthy, but
ultimately it’s your body and your health. So the decision to make
healthy eating a priority is up to you. Good eating habits keep your
body strong, fit and healthy. Following these guidelines will help you
stay healthy.
(Note: When students are deciding what diet or physical activity
behavior to change toward the end of the unit, refer them back to the
Assessing My Eating Habits activity sheet to help them determine the
behavior they want to change.)
Assessment & Closure
Students demonstrate learning
Complete & Share
Direct students to turn to Food Detective on page 12 of the Student
Workbook.
You’re going to be a food detective. You’ll use what you know about the
guidelines for healthy eating to analyze someone’s daily menu and make
recommendations for how to make healthier food choices.
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