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Home Living/ Daily Living: Food Groups

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What are the best foods to eat, and how much is too much? Kids discuss the importance of eating the right amount of each of the four food groups. They discuss the food pyramid and make meals by cutting and pasting foods from a magazine on a paper plate.

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food groups, food, healthy eating, healthy habits

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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Health
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning

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