This unit encourages students to consider the foods that they eat in relation to the food pyramid, to keep track of how much fat they consume in a fat diary, and to compare their intake of fat with that of other students around the country. Introduction to the Food Pyramid . This lesson uses traditional and on-line resources to introduce students to health and food issues, via the food pyramid. Counting Fat in Our Diet . Students take home a fat diary and keep track of the fat in the foods they eat over a week.
Parents can work with students to calculate the amount of fat in their diet.
Classroom Comparison of Fat Intake . Students bring in their fat diaries and work in pairs to calculate their average fat intake per day during the week that data is collected. Following this, the whole class gathers to calculate their total fat intake and average fat intake per student per week and per day. Sharing Classroom Fat Data with Other Students . Following their data collection, students can post their results to a Website or via e-mail to share and compare with other students around the country or world.