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Jazzy Food and Nutrition Bulletin Board Ideas

Division of Nutrition Assistance

Make Your Mission Good Nutrition

Directions for Design
A space shuttle is centered on the board with various sheets of paper posting "mission plans" around it. Each sheet of paper lists a dietary goal.

Suggested Materials

Illustrations of a space shuttle, a "space" dog, stars or other space objects
Sheets of paper for goals are mounted on black construction paper
Markers for lettering or prepared letters
Pens to add names of students
Gold stars for students who meet their goals

Learning Activities

1. Set dietary goals.
Help students determine how to make healthier eating choices. Students should understand that they still can eat their favorite foods, but their diets should include a variety of foods with more low-fat foods. Ask the class for about ten suggestions to list on individual pieces of paper. The goals should be attainable. These goals can be as simple as

Eating an extra piece of fruit three times a week
Eating pretzels instead of potato chips
Drinking reduced-fat milk instead of whole milk three times a week
Selecting and trying the fruits and vegetables offered at school lunch
Trying a variety of foods from the grain group

Encourage students to share their goals with their families. Mount each suggestion on construction paper and refer to them as missions. Have the students choose at least three of these improvements that they would like to try and add their names to these goals or "missions." Each day or time that they meet one of their goals, gold stars are placed next to their names. Students can compare how many gold stars they get by the end of the week. Discuss ways to help them achieve their goals. Encourage students to continue to try to meet their goals.

2. Find the hidden fat in foods.
Obtain brown paper bags, a muffin, a cookie, a croissant, a biscuit, a bagel, pretzels or any other grain product. Cut brown paper bags into three-inch squares. Students will need one square for each food they try.

Ask students to write the names of the foods on the paper squares. Have them feel the foods. Ask the students whether the foods feel oily. Have them predict whether the foods have hidden fat. Record predictions. Have the students set the foods on the paper squares for 10 minutes. (Drier foods require more time.)

Remove the foods from the squares. Did the food leave a spot on the paper? Ask the students to hold each square up to a light. Does light show through the spot? The more the light showing through, the more fat the food contains. Students can discuss sources of fat from the Grain Group. Repeat with foods from another food group, such as baked and fried vegetables.

Encourage the students to make a dietary goal of choosing lower fat food items such as pretzels, instead of potato chips.

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