Cut out pictures of foods from magazines. Place them in baskets according to their appropriate food category. Children should then take one piece from each basket and glue it on a paper plate. Older children could help with the cutting and grouping of foods. To take this idea a step further, make a board game with foods in baskets, paper plates, and a homemade spinner or die containing the food groups.
Children then try to complete a nutritious and varied meal.
Make sure children share their new knowledge with their parents. The food-guide pyramid was designed to teach good eating habits. Nutrition activities with the food-guide pyramid. Any additions or changes to these materials must be preapproved by the author.