Name: ___Tasha_Miller____________________________________ Class Period:__7th___________
MY PLATE WEBQUEST
Go to www.myplate.gov
Click on the red “Explore MyPlate” button on the front page. Write the MyPlate messages for each food
group:
Fruits _Make sure that half of the plate is both fruits and vegetables ____________
Vegetables_Vary the vegtables_____________
Grains_____Make your half your grains whole grains_____________________
Protein______________________
Dairy ___________________
DAIRY
Click on “Learn More” under the dairy MyPlate message
What foods are included in the Dairy group?
1. ________________________ 3.______________________________
2. ________________________ 4.______________________________
What kinds of food are NOT included in the dairy group?
Look at “How much food from the dairy group is needed daily?” Find the “Daily Dairy Table”
dropdown.
How much is needed for teens? ________ cups
Look at “What Counts as a cup?” Give examples of a 1 cup serving in the dairy group:
_______ cup milk or yogurt
_______ ounces natural cheese (mozzarella, cheddar, etc)
Go back to the “Explore MyPlate” page
GRAINS
Click on “Learn More” under the grain MyPlate message
List the 2 subgroups and give 2 examples of foods from each group.
1. ________________ Examples: _______________ __________________
2. ________________ Examples: _______________ __________________
Look at “How many grain foods are needed daily?” Find the “Daily Grain Table” dropdown.
Teen girls need _____ ounce equivalents and teen boys need ______ ounce equivalents per day.
Look at “What Counts as an ounce-equivalent of grains?”
Give examples of a 1 ounce serving for the grain group.
______ slice bread
______ cup ready-to-eat cereal
______ cup cooked rice, pasta, or cooked cereal
Go back to the “Explore MyPlate” page
PROTEIN
Click on “Learn More” under the protein MyPlate message
List 7 categories in the protein foods group.
1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. ________________ 4. _______________
5. __________________ 6. __________________ 7. ________________
Look at “How much food from the Protein Foods Group should I eat daily?” Find the “Daily Protein
Foods Table” dropdown.
Teenage girls need ______ ounce equivalents and teenage boys need ______ ounce equivalents per day
of protein.
Look at “What counts as an ounce-equivalent in the Protein Foods Group?”
Give examples of what 1 ounce of protein would be:
______ ounce of meat, poultry, or fish
______ cup cooked beans
______ egg
______ tablespoon of peanut butter
______ ounce of nuts or seeds
Go back to the “Explore MyPlate” page
FRUIT
Click on “Learn More” under the fruit MyPlate message
The fruit group includes fruit and ______ fruit juice. This includes fruit in any form such as frozen,
canned, pureed, and dried.
Look at “How much fruit should I eat each day?” Find the “Daily Fruit Table” dropdown.
Teenage girls need _______ cups and teenage boys need ________ cups per day of fruit.
List 3 examples of a serving of fruit:
_______ cup of fresh, frozen, or canned fruit
_______ cup 100% fruit juice
_______ cup dried fruit
Go back to the “Explore MyPlate” page
VEGETABLES
Click on “Learn More” under the vegetables MyPlate message
What are the 5 subgroups of vegetables?
1. ____________________ 4.______________________
2. ____________________ 5. _____________________
3. ____________________
Look at “How many vegetables are needed daily?” Find the “Daily Vegetable Table” dropdown.
Teenage girls need _______ cups and teenage boys need ________ cups per day of vegetables.
One serving from the vegetable group includes:
_______ cup of raw or cooked vegetables or vegetable juice
_______ cups of raw leafy greens
In the “Menu” click on “Eat Healthy” and then “More Key Topics”. From there select “About oils”.
OILS
About Oils
Oils are fats that are _________at room temperature, like vegetable oils used in cooking. They come
from many different plants and from fish. Oils are ________ a food group, but they ____________ you
with important nutrients such as ______________ and __________________. Choosing unsaturated fat
in place of saturated fat can reduce your risk of ______________ and improve __________ _________
levels.
List two common oils:
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
Most oils are high in monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats and low in _______________________
fats.
When you are finished, go to the “Explore MyPlate” page. Scroll down to the section directly below
the MyPlate Messages. Find “MyPlate Quiz”. Go ahead and take the quiz.
Below list one area of MyPlate that you need to improve
Set a goal for how you could improve the area you listed above
If you finish everything before the end of class, go to the “Explore MyPlate” page. Scroll down to the
section directly below the MyPlate Messages. Find “MyPlate Plan”. Go ahead and answer the
questions.
● This will provide you with personalized recommendations on how much you should eat from
each food group. How do your personal recommendations compare to the general
recommendations for teens? Are they more? Less?
