The Interior — Family & Consumer SciencesGrades K–2
Unit 3 · Everyday Food and Sometimes Food
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Drawn scene: a lunch plate on a checked cloth with fruit, vegetables, bread, protein and a glass of water beside a rainbow of produce, and a small slice of birthday cake
3Unit
Everyday Food and Sometimes Food
Nutrition
You eat every day. Breakfast before school. Lunch at a long table. A snack when you get home. Dinner with your family. Every time, someone makes a choice. What goes on the plate? What goes in the cup?
In this unit you learn the five food groups and how they fit on a plate. You learn that water is the everyday drink. You learn that no food is bad, but some foods are for every day and some are for sometimes.
By the end, you will be able to build a plate with parts, count the colors on it, listen to your body when it says hungry and full, share food fairly, and say no thank you the polite way.
How people learned it
Monday
Breakfast: oatmeal with banana and a cup of milk. Three groups before school.
Monday
Lunch: count the colors on your tray. Only one? Add a fruit.
Tuesday
Recess is over. You are hot. Water first, from the fountain.
Tuesday
A new food on the plate. One small taste. Then yes or no thank you.
Wednesday
After school snack: an apple or a cheese stick. Chips wait for the picnic.
Wednesday
Dinner: half the plate is fruits and vegetables. Rice and chicken fill the rest.
Thursday
Your tummy growls before lunch. That is hungry. Time to eat.
Thursday
Halfway through dinner you feel done. That is full. Save the rest.
Friday
A birthday party. Cake is a sometimes food, and today is sometimes.
Friday
Ten crackers, five kids. Two each. Everyone gets some.
Saturday
A trip to the farm stand. This is where the apples come from.
Sunday
Plant a bean in a pot on the windowsill. Your own tiny garden.
5
Chapter
The Parts of a Plate
Food Groups
Big questionWhat goes on a plate to make a good lunch?
The story
The Paper Plate Lunch
The class builds a lunch out of colored paper, and the plate tells a story.
Ms. Ortiz put a big paper plate on each table. Next to it was a pile of paper food. Red apples. Green broccoli. Brown bread. A yellow cheese slice. A pink piece of fish.
"Build a lunch," she said. Leo grabbed three pieces of bread and a cookie. Ana picked an apple, some carrots, rice and a chicken leg. She put a paper cup of milk on the side.
Ms. Ortiz walked by. She looked at Leo's plate. "What colors do you see?" Leo looked. "Brown. Just brown." He looked at Ana's plate. Red, orange, white and tan. "Hers looks like a rainbow."
Leo traded one bread for an apple. He traded the cookie for a slice of cheese. Now his plate had four colors. "That is a plate with parts," said Ms. Ortiz. "Every part has a job."
Talk about itWhat did Leo change on his plate, and why do you think it helped?
Section 1
Five Groups of Food
5.1
Fruits and Vegetables
Main ideaFruits and vegetables come from plants and should fill half your plate.
Look at an apple. Look at a carrot. Both grew on a plant. The apple is a . The carrot is a . They are two food groups.
Fruits are often sweet. Apples, bananas, grapes and oranges are fruits. Vegetables are things like carrots, broccoli, corn and peas.
Here is the rule. Make half your plate fruits and vegetables. Picture a plate. Draw a line down the middle. One side is plants.
Words to know
fruit
a sweet food that grows on a plant, like an apple or a grape
vegetable
a plant food like a carrot, broccoli or peas
Check yourself
1. Which food is a fruit?
Why: A banana is sweet and grows on a plant. It is a fruit.
2. How much of your plate should be fruits and vegetables?
Why: The rule is half your plate. That is a lot of plants.
3. Which food is a vegetable?
Why: Broccoli is a plant food that is not sweet. It is a vegetable.
5.2
Grains, Protein and Dairy
Main ideaGrains, protein foods and dairy are the other three groups on your plate.
Bread, rice, noodles and cereal are . Grains come from plants like wheat and rice. They give you energy to run and play.
Chicken, fish, beans, eggs and nuts are foods. Protein helps your body grow. Milk, cheese and yogurt are . Dairy helps your bones.
Count the groups. Fruits. Vegetables. Grains. Protein. Dairy. That is five. A good plate has a little of each one.
Words to know
grains
foods like bread, rice and cereal that come from wheat or rice plants
protein
foods like chicken, beans and eggs that help you grow
dairy
foods made from milk, like cheese and yogurt
Check yourself
1. Which food is a grain?
Why: Rice comes from a rice plant. It is a grain like bread.
2. Which food is dairy?
Why: Cheese is made from milk. Milk foods are dairy.
3. How many food groups are there?
Why: Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy make five groups.
Section 2
Colors and Drinks
5.3
Eat a Rainbow
Main ideaDifferent colors of fruits and vegetables help your body in different ways.
Look at a bowl of fruit. Red strawberries. Orange oranges. Yellow bananas. Green grapes. Purple plums. That is a of food.
Each color helps your body a different way. Orange foods help your eyes. Green foods help you grow. So eat many colors, not just one.
Try this at lunch. Count the colors on your plate. One color? Add a fruit. Two colors? Add a vegetable. More colors is better.
Words to know
rainbow
many colors together; a plate with red, green, orange and more
Check yourself
1. What does eat a rainbow mean?
Why: A rainbow of plants means many colors. Each color helps in its own way.
2. Your plate has only brown foods. What can you add?
Why: A fruit or a vegetable adds a new color to the plate.
3. Which food helps your eyes?
Why: Orange foods like carrots help your eyes see well.
5.4
Water Every Day
Main ideaWater is the everyday drink; it keeps your body working and costs nothing.
You ran at recess. Your face is hot. Your mouth is dry. Your body is asking for . Go to the fountain and drink.
Water is the everyday drink. It has no sugar. It keeps you cool. Milk is a good drink too. It is dairy.
Juice and soda are sweet. They are sometimes drinks. Water is for every day. Keep a water bottle at your desk.
Words to know
water
the everyday drink; it has no sugar and keeps your body cool
Check yourself
1. Which drink is the everyday drink?
Why: Water has no sugar and cools your body. It is for every day.
2. You are hot after playing. What should you drink first?
Why: Water cools you and fills up what you lost from sweating.
3. Which drink is dairy?
Why: Milk comes from the dairy group. It helps your bones.
Section 3
New Foods and Where Food Comes From
5.5
Trying a New Food
Main ideaIt can take many tries to like a new food, so take one small taste each time.
A green pepper slice is on your plate. You never ate one. It looks strange. Do you have to like it? No. Do you have to try it? Just a .
Here is the plan. Take one small bite. Chew. Think. Then say yes or no thank you. Many kids need ten tries to like a new food.
So try again another day. Your tongue can change its mind. Lots of foods you love now were new once.
Words to know
taste
one small bite to find out what a food is like
Check yourself
1. A new food is on your plate. What should you do?
Why: One small taste is the fair way to find out if you like it.
2. You tried a food once and did not like it. What next?
Why: It can take many tries to like a new food. Your taste can change.
3. About how many tries can it take to like a new food?
Why: Many kids need ten or more tries. Keep tasting.
5.6
Farm, Garden, Store
Main ideaFood comes from farms and gardens before it gets to the store and your plate.
Look at the apple in your lunch. Where did it come from? The store? Before that, it grew on a tree. The tree was on a .
A farm grows lots of food. Corn, wheat, apples, beans. Farms also raise cows for milk and chickens for eggs. Trucks take the food to the store.
A is a tiny farm. You can grow a tomato in a pot. Illinois has many farms. Lots of them grow corn and soybeans.
Words to know
farm
a big place where people grow food and raise animals
garden
a small place, even a pot, where you grow food
Check yourself
1. Where does an apple grow?
Why: Apples grow on trees. Farms grow them, then stores sell them.
2. What comes right after the farm?
Why: Trucks carry food from farms to stores.
3. What is a garden?
Why: A garden is a small farm. Even a pot can be a garden.
Chapter review
The Parts of a Plate
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1. Which two groups should fill half your plate?
Why: The rule is half your plate fruits and vegetables.
2. Which food is a protein food?
Why: Eggs, beans, chicken and fish are protein foods.
3. Name the five food groups.
Why: Those five groups make up a plate.
4. Why eat many colors of fruits and vegetables?
Why: Orange helps eyes, green helps you grow. Many colors help many ways.
5. What is the everyday drink?
Why: Water has no sugar and is for every day.
6. Where does food come from before the store?
Why: Food grows on farms and in gardens first.
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6
Chapter
Everyday and Sometimes
Choices
Big questionHow do you choose what to eat when there are so many choices?
The story
Cake and a Bowl of Grapes
At a birthday party, one boy learns there is room for both.
It was Sam's birthday party. On the table sat a big chocolate cake. Next to it was a bowl of grapes and a plate of cheese and crackers. Sam's eyes went straight to the cake.
"Can I have cake now?" he asked. Grandma smiled. "Soon. First, is cake an everyday food or a sometimes food?" Sam thought. "Sometimes. And today is sometimes!"
Grandma laughed. "Yes it is. Have your cake. Have some grapes too, and some water. Then go play." Sam ate one slice of cake. He ate a handful of grapes. He drank a cup of water.
Later, his friend Maya said, "No thank you," when someone gave her a second slice. She was full. Sam noticed. Being full was a real thing. You could feel it.
Talk about itWhy was cake okay at the party? What else did Sam eat with it?
Section 1
Two Kinds of Foods
6.1
No Food Is Bad
Main ideaNo food is bad; some foods are for every day and some are for now and then.
Look at a cookie. Is it bad? No. A cookie is just a cookie. Look at a carrot. Is it good? It is a food. Foods are not good or bad.
Instead we say foods and foods. Everyday foods you eat most days. Fruits, vegetables, grains, milk, beans, eggs.
Sometimes foods you have now and then. Cake at a party. Chips at a picnic. Both kinds have a place. The trick is how often.
Words to know
everyday
a food you eat most days, like fruit, bread or milk
sometimes
a food you have now and then, like cake or chips
Check yourself
1. Which food is an everyday food?
Why: Fruit is an everyday food. You can eat it most days.
2. Is a cookie a bad food?
Why: No food is bad. A cookie is a sometimes food, for now and then.
3. What does a sometimes food mean?
Why: Sometimes means now and then, like at a party.
6.2
Sweets and Salty Snacks
Main ideaSweets and salty snacks are sometimes foods because they fill you up without helping you grow.
Look at a bag of chips. Salty. Crunchy. Yummy. Look at a candy bar. Sweet. Both are . Both are sometimes foods.
Why? Chips and candy fill your belly. But they do not help you grow much. An apple or a cheese stick fills you and helps you.
So save chips for the picnic. Save candy for the party. On a normal day, pick a fruit, a vegetable, or crackers and cheese.
Words to know
snack
a small bite of food between meals
Check yourself
1. Which snack is an everyday snack?
Why: Cheese is dairy. It fills you and helps your bones grow.
2. Why are chips a sometimes food?
Why: Snacks like chips fill your belly without giving your body much to grow with.
3. When is a good time for candy?
Why: Candy is a sometimes food. A party is a sometimes time.
Section 2
Listening to Your Body
6.3
A Good Breakfast
Main ideaBreakfast gives your body fuel so you can think and play all morning.
Picture a morning with no . By ten o’clock your tummy growls. Your head feels foggy. You cannot sit still. Your body ran out of fuel.
Now picture a morning with breakfast. A bowl of oatmeal with banana. Or eggs and toast. Or yogurt and fruit. Your body has what it needs.
Breakfast can be simple. Two or three groups is great. A grain, a fruit, some milk. Even a slice of leftover pizza works.
Words to know
breakfast
the first meal of the day; it gives your body fuel
Check yourself
1. You skip breakfast. What might happen by ten o'clock?
Why: With no fuel, your tummy growls and it is hard to think.
2. Which breakfast has two food groups?
Why: Toast is a grain and milk is dairy. That is two groups.
3. What does breakfast do for you?
Why: Food is fuel. Breakfast is the fuel for the morning.
6.4
Hungry and Full
Main ideaYour body tells you when it is hungry and when it is full, and you can listen.
Your tummy growls. It feels empty. That is . Your body is saying, "Time to eat." It is a good sign to listen to.
You eat. After a while your tummy feels warm and done. That is . Your body is saying, "That is enough." Stop and listen.
Eat slowly. Chew. Put your fork down between bites. It takes time for your tummy to tell your brain it is full.
Words to know
hungry
how your body feels when it needs food; your tummy feels empty
full
how your body feels when it has had enough food
Check yourself
1. Your tummy growls and feels empty. What is your body saying?
Why: A growling, empty tummy is the sign of hungry.
2. Why eat slowly?
Why: It takes time for the full signal to reach your brain.
3. You feel full but food is left. What can you do?
Why: Full means enough. Leftovers can be saved and eaten later.
Section 3
Food and Other People
6.5
Sharing Fairly
Main ideaWhen food is shared, everyone gets a fair part before anyone gets more.
Four kids. One plate of eight crackers. How many each? Two. That is a share. Count the people. Count the food. Split it up.
Do not grab the biggest piece. Do not take a second one before everyone has a first. Ask, "Did everyone get one?"
Fair does not always mean the same. A baby eats less than a big brother. But everyone gets some. Nobody is left out.
Words to know
fair
everyone gets a part; nobody is left out
Check yourself
1. Eight crackers and four kids. A fair share is how many each?
Why: Eight split four ways is two each.
2. Before you take a second cookie, what do you ask?
Why: Fair means everyone gets a first share before anyone gets more.
3. Which is fair sharing?
Why: Counting people and food is how you make sure nobody is left out.
6.6
No Thank You
Main ideaYou can say no thank you to food politely, and you can tell a grown-up about allergies.
Someone hands you a plate of cookies. You are full. Or you do not want one. What do you say? "No thank you." That is .
You do not say, "Yuck." You do not make a face. Other people like that food. Just say no thank you and smile.
Some kids cannot eat some foods. Their body gets sick from them. That is an . Say so. "No thank you, I have an allergy."
Words to know
polite
kind and respectful in what you say and do
allergy
when a food makes someone's body sick, so they must not eat it
Check yourself
1. You do not want a food someone offers. What do you say?
Why: No thank you is polite. Other people may love that food.
2. What is a food allergy?
Why: An allergy means a food makes that person sick. They must not eat it.
3. A friend has a peanut allergy. What should she do at a party?
Why: Safety comes first. Grown-ups need to know about allergies.
Chapter review
Everyday and Sometimes
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1. Is any food bad?
Why: No food is bad. We say everyday and sometimes.
2. Which is a sometimes food?
Why: Cake is for parties and now and then.
3. What does breakfast give you?
Why: Food is fuel. Breakfast is the morning's fuel.
4. Your tummy feels done and warm. What is it saying?
Why: Full means enough. Listen and stop.
5. Six grapes and three kids. Fair share?
Why: Six split three ways is two each.
6. The polite way to turn down food is to say
Why: No thank you is kind and respectful.
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Unit wrap-up
Everyday Food and Sometimes Food
Twelve words, twelve meanings
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Words
Meanings
Unit test
Fifteen questions across the unit
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1. How much of your plate should be fruits and vegetables?
Why: The rule is half the plate.
2. Which food is a grain?
Why: Bread comes from wheat. It is a grain.
3. Which food is dairy?
Why: Yogurt is made from milk, so it is dairy.
4. Why eat many colors of fruits and vegetables?
Why: Different colors help different parts of you, like eyes and bones.
5. Which is the everyday drink?
Why: Water has no sugar and keeps you cool.
6. A new food is on your plate. What do you do?
Why: One taste is fair. It may take many tries to like it.
7. Which is a sometimes food?
Why: Chips are a sometimes food, for a picnic now and then.
8. Your tummy feels warm and done. What should you do?
Why: Full means enough. Listen to your body.
9. Nine strawberries, three kids. A fair share is
Why: Nine split three ways is three each.
10. Where does a carrot come from before the store?
Why: Carrots grow in the ground on farms and in gardens.
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Spiral review
Five questions from earlier units
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1. (Unit 2) What comes out of a pot when the lid is lifted?
Why: Steam rushes out when a lid comes off. It can burn.
2. (Unit 1) What do the five steps start with?
Why: Wet, lather, scrub, rinse, dry is the order.
3. (Unit 2) Why do you ask before touching a pan?
Why: You cannot see heat. Asking a grown-up is the only sure way.
4. (Unit 1) You just petted a cat. What next?
Why: Animal fur carries germs, so wash after touching any pet.
5. (Unit 2) Which way do pot handles point?
Why: Handles turned in cannot be bumped and tipped.
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Write it
Draw and write a lunch plate. Put a food from each of the five groups on it. Add a drink. Then tell why each food is there and which foods on your plate are everyday foods.
Name all five groups: fruit, vegetable, grain, protein, dairy.
Make half the plate fruits and vegetables.
Count the colors. Try for three or more.
Pick water or milk for the drink and say why.
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