Produced by:
Marysol Treviño
Rosa Jonasz
Adrienne Padilla
Age/Grade Level: Elementary and Beginning
English Language Proficiency Level: Beginning to Intermediate
Instructions
Listen to Adrienne and Marysol interview Rosa on how to choose a healthy meal and become healthier using the Food Guide Pyramid. At the end of the Podcast you will have an opportunity to see if a meal you have eaten today is healthy.
Accompanying worksheets (click to view)
Nutrition Tracker
Food Guide Pyramid
A Close Look at my Pyramid
My Pyramid Worksheet
What's Your Portion? ... Size Matters.
Script for Podcast
Adrienne- Hello you are listening to “Steps to a Healthier You using the Food Guide Pyramid” with Marysol, Rosa and Adrienne. Today we will learn about how to pick a healthy delicious meal using the food pyramid as a guide.
Marysol- What is the food pyramid, Rosa?
Rosa- The Food Guide Pyramid is one way for people to understand how to eat healthy.
Adrienne- Hmm. Rosa, what kinds of foods are in the Food Guide Pyramid?
Rosa- We already eat foods from all the food groups in the Food Guide Pyramid; we just need to learn about how much to eat of each group. This includes the food portions.
Marysol- But Rosa, What is a food portion?
Rosa- A food portion is the amount of food in one serving. In other words, the amount you serve on your plate to eat.
Adrienne- Okay Rosa, Lets start from the beginning. What foods are in the food pyramid?
Rosa- Well, there are the Breads and Cereals Group, the Fruit Group, the Vegetable Group, Milk Group, Meat Group and a very small amount of fats, oils and sweets Group
Marysol- Wow! It sounds like a lot of food.
Adrienne- It does. How do we know how much food to eat Rosa?
Rosa- Good question Adrienne! This is where we use the Food Guide Pyramid.
Marysol- Rosa, how many portions of each food group do we need?
Rosa- Well we need about 6 or more portions from the bread and Cereals Group, 4 from the fruit group, 4 from the vegetables group, 3 from the milk group and 2 from the meat group.
Marysol- What types of foods are in each group?
Rosa- The meat group has fish, chicken, meat, eggs, peanut butter, nuts and beans. The milk group has milk, cheese and yogurt. The bread and cereals group has cereals, bread, pasta, rice and all kinds of whole grains.
Marysol- What are whole grains, Rosa?
Rosa- Whole grains are breads that are fully made of natural wheat. This natural whole grain will digest better in your body and this makes it a healthy choice.
Rosa- The fruit group has all types of fruits, like strawberries, bananas, melons, apples and pears to name a few. But, remember that you have a limit of 3 servings a day. The last group is the oils, fats and sweets group that has butter and sugars. The vegetable group has lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli and cucumbers just to name a few. Remember that like all the other groups you also have a limit of only 4 servings a day.
Adrienne- Great! Good information Rosa! Now, let us see if we know how to eat healthy. Marysol, what did you eat for lunch this afternoon?
Marysol- I had a choice today to either eat a big plate of pasta or 2 tacos.
Adrienne- Remember what we have learned today about food groups and portions, what meal do you think is the healthiest?
(Pause- )
Marysol- The tacos because the pasta is too big a portion for one day. The tacos have lettuce, tomatoes, meat and cheese. There are a lot of food groups in my tacos and there are only two of them, hmm.
Adrienne- Now that you have learned about the Food Pyramid Guide and about how many servings you should eat, you know how to eat healthy. Thank you for listening and share this information with your family.
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