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Name ____________________________________

Directions:

1. First label each section of the MyPlate. Place the name in the outer rim of
the plate.
2. Then brainstorm and list food items you could place in each section.
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1. Choose a food item for each section to create you MyPlate balanced meal.
2. Draw each food item in its corresponding section.
3. Color your meal and plate.
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Congratulations on creating your very own MyPlate

balanced meal!
I am excited to hear all about what food you chose and why.

Directions:
For you next step you are going to explain your meal to me.
1. Tell me the food you chose.
2. Tell me what section of MyPlate does that food belong to.
3. Tell me how you knew that food belonged to its section.
4. Why you chose that food.
- Some examples may be…I chose this because I like
that food, it is my favorite food, I want to try this
food, I saw this food on tv, or this food sounds
yummy.
Make sure you include all four steps for each of the foods included
in your meal. You should have 5 different MyPlate sections and 5
foods (one food item for each section). You can refer back to this
page to remember what to include!
Each food item should be a new paragraph.

Example:

The first food I chose was a hamburger.

Hamburgers belong in the protein section.
They belong in the protein section of MyPlate
because meat is a protein. I chose a
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hamburger because hamburgers are my

favorite food!
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Go back and check!
Use this checklist for each of your paragraphs!
You should have 5 checks in each box when
you are finished.

Did you tell me what food you

chose?

Did you tell me what section of my

MyPlate that food belongs to?

Did you tell me how you knew that

food belonged to that MyPlate
section?

Did you explain to me why you

chose that food?