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How to Eat for a Healthy Body
*image taken from Alberta Health Services
• Assign foods to correct food groups in Canada’s Food Guide
• Identify how much a serving size is in Canada’s Food Guide
• Determine how many servings of each food group we need per day
• Identify things that can change how much food we need to eat
A portion is the amount of food a person eats
at meals and snacks. Different people eat
different portions of food.
A serving size is a standard amount of food
as defined by Canada’s Food Guide
8 oz. 240 mL
12 oz. 360 mL
20 oz. 600 mL
2.5 oz. 75 grams
7 oz. 210 grams
2.5 oz. 75 grams
8 oz. 240 grams
3 cups 30 cups
• Portions have gotten a lot bigger over the past 20 years– People are putting more fat and sugar
into their bodies• Knowing the right amount of food for
you will help you have a healthy body
• A serving is a standard amount of food determined by Canada’s Food Guide
• Canada’s Food Guide shows you examples of how much a serving is, and how many servings you should eat
Item Quantity Represente
d
Foods Represented
One Food Guide Serving
*some exceptions
Baseball, light bulb
or fist
1 cup (250 mL)
cold cereal Grain Productssalad Vegetables and Fruit
fruit, 1 medium Vegetables and Fruitmilk Milk and Alternatives
Tennis ball ¾ cup (175 mL)
hot cereal Grain Productsyogurt Milk and Alternatives
beans or lentils Meats and AlternativesComputer
mouse½ cup (125
mL)vegetables,
cookedVegetables and Fruit
tomato sauce Vegetables and Fruitpotato, 1 medium Vegetables and Fruit
pasta and rice Grain ProductsDeck of cards or palm of
hand
2 ½ oz (75 grams)
meat, chicken or fish
Meats and alternatives
Item Quantity Represente
d
Foods Represented
One Food Guide Serving
*some exceptions
Hockey puck
1 cup (250 mL)
bagel, mini 2 Grain Products
bun, hamburger or hotdog
2 Grain Products
potato chips, mini bag, 30 g
High Sugar, Fat & Salt Food
Dice or thumb tip
1 tsp (5 mL butter High Sugar, Fat & Salt Food
sugar cube High Sugar, Fat & Salt Food
Two 9 volt batteries or two thumbs
1 ½ oz (50 grams)
Cheese Milk and Alternatives
• Canada’s Food Guide tells you how many servings you should eat based on age
• Other things will change how much food you should eat:– body size– activity level– gender
• Boys tend to be bigger, stronger, and taller than girls, so they need more energy from food
• People who are active burn off more energy, so they need more energy from food to keep growing
• A tall person needs more energy from food than a short person to keep their muscles and bones growing
Listen as we read what Marie ate during the
day. In your teams, record how manyservings Marie ate of your food group.
Marie is 9 years old and in grade 5. For a childbetween 9 and 13 years old, Canada’s Food
Guide recommends:
Marie actually ate:
6 Vegetables and Fruit
6Grain
Products
3-4 Milk and
Alternatives
1-2Meats and
Alternatives
0High Sugar, Fat, and Salt
Foods
4 Vegetables and Fruit
8Grain
Products
1 ½ Milk and
Alternatives
2Meats and
Alternatives
5High Sugar, Fat, and Salt
Foods
For the next three days, record everythingyou eat in the “Three Day Food and Drink
andActivity Record”
Fill in the first three columns, but leave thelast column blank. The last column will befilled in during class after everyone hascompleted their record.
