The document provides instructions for a grade 8 computer activity using the Choose My Plate website to learn about daily nutritional needs based on age, gender, and activity level. Students are asked to find their individual calorie needs and recommended amounts from each food group, understand what counts as an ounce of grains, and why maintaining a healthy weight is important. They also research protein and iron-rich vegetarian foods, analyze the nutrition of two regular foods using the website's foodapedia tool, and play a nutritional blast off game.

1. Grade 8 – Choose my plate Computer Activity
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
Look around the website to answer the questions below. (Go to my ‘personalized plan’)
1. How many calories do you need according to your age, gender and activity level (30-60 minutes)?
2. List the amounts of food per group you need depending on your age, gender and physical activity?
(Information from personal plan) (Grains 6 oz, Meat and beans 3oz etc...)
3. What counts as an ounce in the grain group?
4. Why is it important to reach and maintain a healthy weight?
5. List four foods that are protein rich for vegetarians and why protein is important to us? How much
protein should you eat daily?
6. List four vegetarian iron rich foods and why it is necessary.
7. Using the ‘foodapedia’ analysis 2 foods you eat regularly. List the nutritional facts below: (Food group,
calories and extras)
Finally play the blast off game.