My Plate

1. CookShop Student Pre-Survey

This survey should be administered to each student BEFORE they begin the CookShop program. All responses will be private and the survey does not ask for information that can personally identify you or your student. The results of the survey will be used to assess the effectiveness of the CookShop program. For in person, you can print the survey and return to cookshop@foodbanknyc.org.

2. MyPlate: Lesson Background – Video

MyPlate is a healthy way to fill our plates. Most of the food we eat belongs to one of the 5 food groups. People need to eat foods from all five food groups and drink water every day. Eating a variety of colorful foods is one way to get the tools we need to grow strong and stay healthy!
When you watch this video think about:

  • How many colored sections are there on MyPlate?
  • How many food groups do we need to eat every day?
  • What types of foods do you know belong to the Vegetable group? Fruit? Grains? Dairy? Protein?
  • What colors of vegetables and fruit have you seen or tried before?

3. MyPlate: “What is Healthy?” Guided Discussion – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”
What do you think of when you hear the word, “healthy?” What are some of your favorite healthy foods? (like fruit and vegetables) What are some of your favorite healthy drinks? (like water and non-flavored milk) What do you think a whole food is?

4. MyPlate: Farm to Plate Exploration Activity – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”
Create a MyPlate filled with healthy foods from the five food groups. Which of these foods are whole, just like they are in nature? Which are minimally processed or changed just a little?

5. MyPlate: Physical Activity Heartbeat Dance – Video

Watch this video and dance along! Healthy foods give us energy to move and play! This is a dance that you will complete each unit to use the energy from food to get your hearts pumping!

6. MyPlate: Discovery Activity – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”
Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends

7. MyPlate: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:
What is your favorite healthy snack? Look at what your classmates answer and think about which food groups are represented.

8. MyPlate: Newsletter

Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

Fruit

1. Fruit: Lesson Background – Video

Focus on Fruit! Fruit is the part of a plant that holds or protects seeds. Fruit has natural sugars that make it sweet to eat.
What are your favorite fruits to eat?

2. Fruit: Guided Discussion – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”

When we eat foods and drinks with added sugar we may have a sugar “rush”— a sudden rush of energy as our bodies use the sugar —this may cause you to “crash” and get tired when the sugar is used.

3. Fruit: Processing Oranges – Exploration Activity – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”

Process segments of whole oranges and discuss how the nutritional value of the orange changes from nature.

4. Fruit: Physical Activity Heartbeat Dance – Video

Watch this video and dance along! Healthy foods give us energy to move and play! This is a dance that you will complete each unit to use the energy from food to get your hearts pumping!

5. Fruit: Discovery Activity – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”
Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends

6. Fruit: Newsletter

Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

7. Fruit: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

Discussion questions: What are some examples of foods that contain natural sugar? What happens when you eat a lot of highly processed foods and drinks with added sugar? How do you feel?

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

What is your favorite healthy snack? Look at what your classmates answer and think about which food groups are represented.

8. Fruit: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

Discussion questions: What are some examples of foods that contain natural sugar? What happens when you eat a lot of highly processed foods and drinks with added sugar? How do you feel?

Vegetables

1. Vegetables: Lesson Background – Video

Color Your Plate with Vegetables!

What is your favorite vegetable? What color is it? Why do you think vegetables are so colorful? Why do you think people need to eat vegetables? What is the best thing to drink when you feel thirsty?

2. Vegetables: Guided Discussion – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”
Explore the reasons why farmers grow and harvest different vegetables during different seasons.

3a. Vegetables: Cooking and Safety – Video

Review knife safety and the importance of working together. Why it is important to wash our hands?

3b. Vegetables: Lettuce Slaw – Video

Cooking and eating fresh foods like fruit and vegetables is good for our bodies and can be fun, too!

4. Vegetables: Physical Activity Heartbeat Dance – Video

Watch this video and dance along! Healthy foods give us energy to move and play! This is a dance that you will complete each unit to use the energy from food to get your hearts pumping!

4. Vegetables: Physical Activity Heartbeat Dance – Video

Watch this video and dance along! Healthy foods give us energy to move and play! This is a dance that you will complete each unit to use the energy from food to get your hearts pumping!

5. Vegetables: Discovery Activity – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”
Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

6. Vegetables: Newsletter

Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

7. Vegetables: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:
Was your family surprised by which foods had added sugar?

8. Vegetables: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

How are vegetables different from fruit? How are they similar?

Grains

1. Grains: Lesson Background – Video

Go With Whole Grains!
What are your favorite Grains foods?
What is the difference between whole food and processed food?

2. Grains: Guided Discussion – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”

Explore the grain seed, fiber and the differences between whole grains and refined grains. Introduce how the digestive system converts carbohydrates into sugars.

3. Grains: Sweet Wheat – Explorer Activity

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”

Use this worksheet to compare and contrast whole grains and refined grains. Develop strategies to make healthy food choices.

4. Grains: Physical Activity Heartbeat Dance – Video

Watch this video and dance along! Healthy foods give us energy to move and play! This is a dance that you will complete each unit to use the energy from food to get your hearts pumping!

5. Grains: Discovery Activity – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”

Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

6. Grains: Newsletter

Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

7. Grains: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

What colors of fruit and vegetables did you eat most often?

8. Grains: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

What is the difference between whole and refined grains?

Dairy

1. Dairy: Lesson Background – Video

Move to Low-Fat and Fat Free Dairy! Dairy foods are good for your bones and teeth because they have calcium. But you can also get calcium from vegetables!
What are your favorite Dairy foods?

2. Dairy: Guided Discussion – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”

Discuss the importance of choosing low-fat sources of calcium.

3. Dairy: Calcium Eggs-periment – Explorer Activity

Conduct an experiment to investiagte what eggshells have in common with our bones and teeth!

4. Dairy: Physical Activity Heartbeat Dance – Video

Watch this video and dance along! Healthy foods give us energy to move and play! This is a dance that you will complete each unit to use the energy from food to get your hearts pumping!

5. Dairy: Discovery Activity – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”

Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

6. Dairy: Newsletter

Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

7. Dairy: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

What is the difference between a whole food and a processed food?

8. Dairy: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

Why do our bodies need calcium?

Protein

1. Protein: Lesson Background

Go Lean with Protein! We can get healthy lean protein from plant foods, like nuts and beans.

2. Protein: Guided Discussion – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”

Discuss the importance of choosing lean protein.

3a. Protein: Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

Have you cooked since our last Chef Activity? What kinds of foods have you cooked?

3b. Protein: Cooking and Safety – Video

Review knife safety and the importance of working together. Why it is important to wash our hands?

3c. Protein Recipe: Superhero Salsa – Video

Cooking and eating fresh foods like fruit and vegetables is good for our bodies and can be fun, too!

4. Protein: Physical Activity Heartbeat Dance – Video

Watch this video and dance along! Healthy foods give us energy to move and play! This is a dance that you will complete each unit to use the energy from food to get your hearts pumping!

5. Protein: Discovery Activity – Worksheet

To edit, save a copy to your school’s Google Drive.
If using Google Classroom, ensure you select “Make a Copy for Each Student.”

Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

6. Protein: Newsletter

Introduce the take-home materials as a way for students to share their CookShop experience with family and friends.

7. Protein: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

How does controlling our portion sizes help keep our bodies healthy?

8. Protein: Wrap-Up – Google Question

If using Google Classroom, you can make a question, or just have a discussion with the class:

Why are plant protein foods and lean animal protein foods better for our bodies?

9. Post-CookShop Survey

This survey should be administered to each student AFTER the completion of the CookShop program. All responses will be private and the survey does not ask for information that can personally identify you or your student. The results of the survey will be used to assess the effectiveness of the CookShop program. For in person, you can print the survey and return to cookshop@foodbanknyc.org.