This teaching resource is about the Food Pyramid & Health.This resource will teach your kids or students about the food pyramid, a balanced diet, food allergies and encourage a good diet and exercise. The Heart Card craft is associated with this so that they will understand how great their heart looks when they are healthy! This features: Main Craft (Heart Card) Food Groups DIY Place Tips Allergy Tips Fieldtrip Ideas (Santa Cruz Green Market) You can get 'Art and Craft for Elementary School' and the Handy Dandy Craft Box at our new office at Unit 6, La Joya Complex, St. Joseph

4. MAKE IT AS YOU LEARN IT:
HEART CARD!
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5. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
WHITE CARDSTOCK
RED PAPER
PENCIL
SCISSORS
PAPER CLIP
GLUE
*DECORATIONS
*CARBON PAPER
*LARGE & SMALL HEART TEMPLATE
*CAN BE FOUND IN HANDY DANDY CRAFT BOX &
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HEALTH
& WELLNESS

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FATS, OILS & SWEETS
MEAT, FISH & BEANSDAIRY
VEGETABLES FRUITS
GRAINS

8. GRAINS
Wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or
other cereal grains are in this
category. It includes such foods as
breads, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast
cereals, tortillas and grits.
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9. FRUITS
apple, orange, pear or banana, plums,
kiwis or mandarin oranges,
strawberries, grapes, raspberries,
starfruit,guava, mango, papaya, genip,
sapodilla
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10. VEGETABLES
Broccoli , Spinach, romaine, Carrots,
Pumpkin, Red peppers, Tomatoes, Sweet
potato, BEANS AND PEAS, White potatoes
Bean sprouts, Cabbage, green,
Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumbers, Green
peppers, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions
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11. MEAT, FISH & BEANS
beef, chicken, pork, salmon, tuna,
shrimp, and eggs.
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12. DAIRY
Milk, Yogurt & Cheese
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13. FATS, OILS & SWEETS
salad dressings, oils, cream, butter,
margarine, sugars, soft drinks,
candies, and sweet desserts.
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DIY PLACE TIPS:
IN GROUPS OF 4, MAKE YOUR OWN FOOD PYRAMID
POSTER WITH THE PHOTOS OF FOOD PROVIDED. MAKE
SURE TO GET CREATIVE!

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DIY PLACE TIPS:
LET’S EXERCISE! MAKE UP AN EXERCISE
ROUTINE IN GROUPS OF 4 AND TEACH THE
CLASS.

17. FIELD TRIP IDEA
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SANTA CRUZ GREEN MARKET
the Green Market is a market selling
fresh produce, specialty foods
(pastelle, payme, cocoa powder,
goat’s milk) and handmade crafts.

19. Call: 1(868)620-
1635
Email:
create@diyplace.org#BeAMaker

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