1G15 – The Five Food Groups

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Class Summary

Reinforcing the Health and Fitness lesson that teaches students about meal times. Students should leave the class feeling comfortable with the concepts of: The five food groups and the importance of making healthy and moderate eating choices.

Lesson Slide

1G15 – The Five Food Groups

Main Teaching Points

Explain: The five food groups are: grain, vegetable, fruit, meat, milk
Explain: It’s important to eat different kinds of food so that we can be healthy and get all of the nutrients we need.
If we only eat one kind of food, we won’t get all of the vitamins and proteins we need.
Explain: Most people like to eat 3 meals a day to make sure that they are eating food from all of the food groups.

Discussion Questions

Does anyone know the names of the five food groups?
Why is it important to eat different kinds of food?
Who can tell me a food that is in the grain group?
Who can tell me a food that is in the vegetable group?
Who can tell me a food that is in the fruit group?
Who can tell me a food that is in the meat group?
Who can tell me a food that is in the milk group?
What is your favorite food?

In-Class Activities

Food Critic: Encourage parents and students to play a game where they try new foods and pretend to be food critics. They rate the meal with stars and explain whether or not they think it is tasty and healthy.
Play Guess That Fruit! A guessing game where students try to guess which fruit you are describing. Describe its appearance, it’s flavor or even where it comes from. You can also give students an opportunity to describe a fruit and have others students guess what it is.