Camden County Schools 2009-2010
Sixth Grade Content Prompt Science
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You have been trying to figure out the healthiest way to eat. Should you avoid fat and fill up on carbohydrates like bread, rice, and pasta, as the existing food pyramid advises? Should you avoid carbohydrates and eat mostly protein foods like meat, eggs, and cheese—no need to worry about fats as some popular weight-loss diets recommend? After studying the USDA Food Pyramid and the Harvard Healthy Eating Guide, you want to suggest that your cafeteria manager remove the USDA poster in the cafeteria and replace it with Harvard’s Healthy Eating Guide. Write a letter to your cafeteria manager explaining the difference between the USDA Food Pyramid and Harvard’s Healthy Eating Guide and why you believe students should see Harvard’s Guide posted in the school cafeteria rather than the USDA Food Pyramid.