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Food & Nutrition My Pyramid Assignment Name:________________________ Date:________________ Please follow the following directions and answer the questions. You may type your answers or print and write the answers. S-means steps you must follow on the website, www.mypyramid.gov. And Q-means the questions you must answer. You will turn in this worksheet and My Pyramid Plan page. Work diligently. S1. Go to www.mypyramid.gov. Take 5-7 minutes to browse the website. Return to the HOME site. Q1. What is on the www.mypyramid.gov website? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ S2. Click on “Got A Question?” from the left hand side in the blue section labeled “Subjects” (which is under the search bar). Answer the following Questions. Q2. Why has the peanut butter equivalent changed from 2 tablespoons on the Food Guide Pyramid to 1 tablespoon on MyPyramid? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Q3. Is corn a grain or a vegetable? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Q4. Why are beans in both the Meat and Beans Group and the Vegetable Group? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Q5. Can vegetarians use MyPyramid? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Q6. What information does the MyPyramid provide regarding drinking water versus drinking sodas? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ S3. Click on “My Pyramid Plan” from the left hand side in the blue section labeled “Subjects”. Read the information, enter your information, and click SUBMIT. Click “yes” to see a food plan for a healthy weight if it asks. Print YOUR “My pyramid Plan” to be turned in with this worksheet. Q7. What have you learned from your personal Pyramid Plan? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ S4. Click on “Inside The Pyramid” from the left hand side in the blue section labeled “Subjects”. Click on parts of the Food Guide Pyramid including the colors, and the steps. Q8. What did you learn from “Inside the Pyramid”? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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