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Age Appropriate Concepts

Below is a guide for choosing age-appropriate concepts when teaching elementary students about MyPyramid.
For children in preschool and kindergarten, MyPyramid concepts are too abstract. It's more appropriate to help this age-children learn to identify foods in various forms, such as apples and applesauce, the food group names and some of the foods in each group.

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Concepts [ spacer ] Primary [ spacer ] Intermediate [ spacer ]
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Name the Five Food Groups [ spacer ] [ spacer ]
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Identify foods in each food group [ spacer ] [ spacer ]
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Classify foods into groups [ spacer ] [ spacer ]
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Identify health benefits for each food group [ spacer ] [ spacer ]
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Identify foods in "Others" category [ spacer ] [ spacer ]
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Plan a nutritious meal [ spacer ] [ spacer ]
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Identify combination foods [ spacer ]
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Identify key nutrients for each food group [ spacer ]
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Name a recommended number of servings for each food group [ spacer ]
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Plan meals and snacks according to specific criteria, e.g. "with at least three food groups" [ spacer ]
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