Food Groups: mypyramid.gov

Meat and Beans | Milk | Fruit | Vegetable | Grain

Nutrients:

Protein | Fats | Carbohydrates | Vitamins | Minerals | Water

Dietary Guidelines - doc or pdf

Jenny needs to make a decision as to what to cook for her family so that they will have a low fat healthy meal.

 For the entrée Jenny has to decide between fried chicken and roasted chicken. If Jenny decided to serve 3 ounces of chicken this would count toward the 5 ounces you should have per day of the meat and bean group. This food group provides protein to build healthy cells and muscle and B vitamins for energy, iron to help carry oxygen in the blood as well as other nutrients for your diet.

 The tip is to “go lean with protein” so Jenny should decide on the roasted chicken. The fried chicken would supply more fat in the diet. Fat can contribute to obesity and heart disease. The breading also would add salt to the diet which can lead to high blood pressure and stroke.

 The dietary guideline that Jenny should use here is to choose a diet that is low in cholesterol and saturated fat and moderate in total fat. The roasted chicken would be lower in fat and cholesterol.

Vocabulary to include:

Substance Abuse

Alcohol and Drug Information

Your Gross and Cool Body (The Yuckiest Site on the Internet - http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/

Medical Mysteries http://medmyst.rice.edu/

Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/  

National Health Museum http://www.accessexcellence.org/index.html

Think Quest http://library.thinkquest.org/25500/index2.htm?tqskip1=1

NIEHS http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm

About http://about.com/health

Brain Pop http://brainpop.com/ (ask your teacher for the user name and password)

US Dept. Health & Human Services http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

Virtual Hospital http://www.vh.org/

Healthy People - http://www.healthypeople.gov/

NY Times Health Pages - http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health