MyPlate Nutrition Food Label Lesson: A Best-Selling Health Curriculum: High School Health Curriculum Health Lessons

MyPlate Nutrition Lessons:

Have you ever had a student ask whether a food product is "healthy?" Did you know there's a simple formula to determine the answer? This 4-lesson resource combines MyPlate food groups with a fun guessing game to assess whether 15 products in those groups are healthy. Plus, an interactive food label reading scramble challenges students to find the answers!

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>> Meets HS/MS National Health Education Standards. 

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>> Meets Washington State’s rigorous Health Education Standards.

Why Use This Resource?

• Engaging activities: Read food labels, practice food label math formulas, estimate fat and sugar content, create personalized plates, complete an art project, take a quiz, watch videos, and explore background research.
• Now available on Google Drive for Digital Learning—student worksheets, handouts, and PowerPoint slides are all in Google Slides.
• Fun guessing game with optional prizes, calculators, and formulas—an action-packed nutrition lesson.
• 46 pages of well-organized, step-by-step teacher directions that follow the PowerPoint and tell you exactly what to say.
• Features the latest U.S.D.A. Food Labels.

What Educators Are Saying:

• "This was easy to use and visually appealing."
• "A definite necessity for our nutrition unit."
• "Awesome."
• "Lots of great things for the kids to do and so much info! Very well done."
• "My students love this activity."
• "Definitely brought out some creative thinking during a discussion."

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How Does This Lesson Connect to the "Food Label Scavenger Hunt"?

This lesson serves as PART 2 of the best-selling Food Label Scavenger Hunt. If you're already using the scavenger hunt, rest assured that the guessing game, food labels, and scramble activities in this lesson are entirely new. This lesson stands alone and focuses on MyPlate.

• Scavenger Hunt (Part 1): Features 42 food labels covering various nutritional concepts.
• This Lesson (Part 2): Centers on MyPlate while reinforcing food label reading skills.

Both lessons ensure students develop the essential life skill of evaluating food products for healthfulness.

More About This Lesson:

• Editable Content—All documents and PowerPoint slides can be customized.
• 46 pages of detailed teacher directions aligned with PowerPoint slides, guiding exactly what to say.
• 119-slide PowerPoint walking through the lesson with:
  • Nutrient review (calories, fats, protein, dairy, grains, fruits, and vegetables).
  • “Healthy Schools” Vending Machine Regulations with state-specific resources.
  • Calcium intake recommendations.
  • MyPlate breakdown.
  • Five slides showcasing 15 food products in full color.
  • Four formula practice slides.
  • A sample guessing game.

4 Complete Lessons Include:

• "Food Label Reading Lesson" – Teacher guide, worksheet, PowerPoint, and updated U.S.D.A. Food Labels.
• Personalized MyPlate Worksheet & Key – Plus a "Foods I Like" worksheet featuring over 100 food options.
• "Food Label Scramble" Lesson – Guessing game, 15 food labels with full-color images, worksheet, and activity guide.
• "Interactive MyPlate" Activity – Includes a cut-out project and an art rubric.
• "Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt" Worksheet.

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