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"Energy Plus!" from Together Counts is three days worth of lessons, discussions, and activities about nutrition. The materials help you teach youngsters about eating healthy and burning calories. Energy in and energy out. Included are information on nutrition labels and food groups, links to fact sheets, a worksheet, and the website for dietary guidelines. A project incorporates what they have learned into creating either a commercial or a printed ad for a food product.  

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food groups, food, the food pyramid, calories, healthy eating, energy in, energy, energy out

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calories, dietary guidelines, food groups, food pyramid, Nutrition, balanced diet, energy in, energy out, serving sizes, health
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Health
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Year
2011

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