Give Me Five ! ( Grades 3-5 ): Students examine the five food groups and what state-grown foods fit into each group by making a local connection to good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle . ( https :// agclassroom . org / matrix / lesson / 236 /) Grocery Store Problem ( Grades 3-8 ): Students use basic mathematical skills to solve problems related to the cost of food while integrating geography and nutrition to enhance learning . Students analyze grocery ads , assess the nutrition and cost of meals , and explore diets around the world . ( https :// agclassroom . org / matrix / lesson / 18 /) Understanding MyPlate ( Grades K-8 ): Students explore appropriate serving sizes and determine how to make healthy dietary decisions by identifying the components of nutrition as illustrated by MyPlate . ( https :// colorado . agclassroom . org / matrix / lesson / 819 /) What ’ s on MyPlate ? ( Grades 3-8 ): Students explore what it means to eat a healthy diet by comparing the foods they typically eat in a day with the recommendations of MyPlate . ( https :// colorado . agclassroom . org / matrix / lesson / 410 /) Additional Lessons for K-12 Instruction : There are a wide variety of additional FREE ready-to-use lesson plans , companion resources , kits , maps / infographics , and movies / videos for K-12 instruction about nutrition . These are available by scanning the QR code or searching the word nutrition on the Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix available at CoAgClassroom . org .
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Page 5 : What does 25 grams of protein look like ? Answer 1 : 25 g Answer 2 : 1 2 / 3 cups Answer 3 : Quinoa Answer 4 : 50 g Answer 5 : 395 calories ; 33.3 g of protein Page 6 : Nutritional Value of Snack Items Answer 1 : Original Beef Jerky Answer 2 : Skittles Candy Answer 3 : Strawberries and Original Beef Jerky
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Colorado Beef Council : The Colorado Beef Council ( CBC ) manages demand and consumer confidence building programs for Colorado ’ s $ 4.46 billion beef industry . CBC operates under the guidance of its Board of Directors who are appointed by the Governor of the state of Colorado and represent the cattle raiser , cattle feeder , dairy , beef distributor , beef marketer , and beef processor segments of the industry . Funded by the $ 1 per head beef checkoff assessment on all cattle sold in the state , CBC retains half of each dollar collected for state level education , nutrition , marketing / promotion , and communication programs and forwards the other half to the Cattlemen ’ s Beef Board for national level programs . USDA-Ag Marketing Service provides oversight for all CBB and CBC programs , services , and business activities . For more information and additional classroom resources , visit www . cobeef . com .
Food Item MyPlate Category Measurement Comparison Chopped vegetables Vegetable ½ cup Computer mouse Fresh fruit Fruit ½ cup 7 cotton balls Raw , leafy vegetables Vegetable 1 cup A baseball Cooked rice or pasta Grains ½ cup Cup cake liner String cheese Dairy 2 oz . Tube of chapstick or lipstick Hard cheese Dairy 1 ½ oz . A 9-volt battery Meat Protein 2-3 oz . A deck of playing cards Salad dressing None - Fat 2 T . A ping pong ball Milk or Yogurt Dairy 1 cup A baseball Apple or peach Fruit 1 medium A tennis ball Ice cream Dairy ½ cup A tennis ball Mashed potatoes Vegetable 1 cup A fist Butter Dairy 1 t . A postage stamp
Nuts Protein 1 oz .
Amount you can hold in one hand
Peanut butter Protein 2 T . The size of two thumbs