{"id":1815733,"date":"2015-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1815733"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:51:56","slug":"healthy-eating-unit-health-activities-craft-food-groups-nutrition-worksheets","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/product\/healthy-eating-unit-health-activities-craft-food-groups-nutrition-worksheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Eating Unit: Health Activities, Craft, Food Groups, Nutrition Worksheets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><em>This resource includes balanced eating lessons &#038; activities that cover My Plate, Canada&#8217;s Food Guide, Food Groups Picture Sort, Nutrition Worksheets &#038; Crafts.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><em>Healthy Eating. Diet. Nutrition. Unhealthy foods. Eat THIS!<\/em><\/em><span> <\/span><strong><strong>Don&#8217;t eat THAT!<\/strong><\/strong><span> GAH.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Eating seems to have become so complicated and confusing. But these no prep worksheets, activities, and lessons will simplify it all and save you time!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><strong>*DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW to see what&#8217;s included!*<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Over the past few years I have been casually researching child and adult eating patterns and overall health and nutrition. This product has received a major overhaul as a result of that learning. Our go-to is often to label foods as \u201chealthy\u201d or \u201cunhealthy,\u201d yet I have learned that overuse of this language is at the detriment to our relationship with food. <\/span><em><em>(Read more within the product)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>This pack includes just about everything you&#8217;ll need to teach and assess a healthy eating unit, and everything your students will need to practice and demonstrate their understanding. It includes posters\/anchor charts and lessons, worksheets, activities, and assessment pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><ins><strong><strong>INCLUDED:<\/strong><\/strong><\/ins><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Read This First &#8211; informational intro<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>How to Talk About Food &#8211; advice and discussion guide<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Balanced Eating &#8211; anchor chart<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Eat the Rainbow &#8211; anchor chart<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Healthy Eating From Head to Toe &#8211; anchor chart<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Wonderful Water &#8211; anchor chart<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Wonderful Water &#8211; craftivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Food Category Picture Sort Activity instruction page &#8211; you can use the following resource as an anchor chart\/lesson to introduce food groups and healthy eating, as a pocket chart activity, or as a hands-on sorting centre activity. All images of food items are real photographs, not clipart, and each food item is labeled with the proper name.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Food Category Picture Sort mats (10 pages)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Anchor Chart Lesson or Pocket Chart Activity instruction page<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Title Cards (2 pages) &#8211; to use as anchor chart headings or as headings for a pocket chart sorting activity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Food Picture Cards for all food groups\/categories (9 pages)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Hunger &#038; Thirst Cues introduction &#038; anchor chart<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Hunger &#038; Thirst Cues whole\/small group warmup<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Hunger &#038; Thirst Cues extension activity (one primary version &#038; one junior)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Healthy Eating Worksheets instruction page<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><em>Healthy Eating Worksheets:<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>&#8220;Eat a Rainbow of Fruit&#8221; &#8211; colouring page<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Eat a Rainbow of Veggies&#8221; &#8211; colouring page<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Eat Well. Live Well.&#8221; &#8211; Canada&#8217;s Food Guide extension worksheet (2 options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;From MyPlate to Your Plate&#8221; &#8211; US MyPlate extension worksheet (2 options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Eat Your Superpowers! Fruits &#038; Veggies&#8221; &#8211; informational activity page<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Eat Your Superpowers! Protein&#8221; &#8211; informational activity page<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Eat Your Superpowers! Whole Grains&#8221; &#8211; informational activity page<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Eat Your Superpowers! Dairy&#8221; &#8211; informational activity page<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Eat Your Superpowers! Energy-Dense Foods&#8221; &#8211; informational activity page<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Colour by Food Group&#8221; &#8211; students colour images of food items according to their food group (2 options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Grocery List&#8221; &#8211; students create their own healthy grocery list using the food groups<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Food Group Sort&#8221; &#8211; students cut out images of food items and glue them beside the appropriate food group (2 options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Fruits &#038; Veggies!&#8221; &#8211; students draw and label fruits and veggies that they like, dislike, and would like to try (2 options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Shopping!&#8221; &#8211; students cut images of food items out of a local grocery store flyer and glue them according to food group (2 options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Rainbow Foods&#8221; &#8211; students draw\/label healthy foods in all the colours of the rainbow<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Nutrient-Dense of NOT?&#8221; &#8211; students indicate whether a food item is nutrient-dense or energy-dense<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Would You Rather&#8230;?&#8221; &#8211; students colour in the balanced food pairing that will give them lasting energy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Healthy Living&#8221; &#8211; writing prompt (&#8220;Why do people need to eat healthy foods? What do healthy foods do for our bodies?&#8221;) (4 options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Lunchbox Craftivity &#8211; students get to create their own lunch box by decorating the front and drawing\/labeling a healthy lunch on the inside (2 options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;My Food Group Booklet&#8221; activity &#8211; 2 title page options, fruits &#038; vegetables page, grain products page, milk and alternatives page, meat and alternatives page, treats page (several options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;Let&#8217;s Try Something NEW!&#8221; &#8211; taste test activity explanation, parent note, activity page, 4 options for celebratory medals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;My Book of Balanced Meals&#8221; assessment activity -2 title page options, breakfast template, lunch template, dinner template, snack template<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong><strong>*UPDATED 2025<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><em><em> &#8211; added &#8220;Food Choices &#038; Eating Habits&#8221; page for brainstorming the impacts of positive and poor food choices; added &#8220;Food &#038; Fitness GOALS&#8221; pages for personal goal setting<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>*<\/em><\/em><em><strong><strong>UPDATED 2024<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><em><em> &#8211; Added Hunger &#038; Thirst Cues poster\/anchor chart and extension activities. Added Canada&#8217;s Food Guide &#038; US MyPlate extension worksheets. Also added a Wonderful Water craftivity (can be seen on my @FunWithFirsties Instagram feed and Facebook posts)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>*<\/em><\/em><em><strong><strong>UPDATED 2024<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><em><em> &#8211; COMETE OVERHAUL! Not only does this product still align with Canada&#8217;s Food Guide as well as the US &#8220;My Plate&#8221; guide, it has incorporated modern researched-based updates in accordance with positive food talk, food relationships, and a bit of the phycological aspect of eating. Additional anchor charts and activities have also been added.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>*<\/em><\/em><em><strong><strong>UPDATED 2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><em><em> &#8211; updated to align with Canada&#8217;s newly released food guide<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>*<\/em><\/em><em><strong><strong>UPDATED 2018<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><em><em> &#8211; from 65 to 95 PAGES&#8230;now includes more options to suit the terminology of your country&#8217;s food guide. 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