Fruits

Activity 1 (of 3)- Food Pyramid

IL State Standard:
3.C. 2a Write for a variety of purposes and for specified audiences in a variety of forms including narrative and persuasive writing.
Materials Needed:
My Food Pyramid by DK publishing, NutrFruit Heroes (IMC 3-D HEAL 250, 251), and real fruit
examples (including, but not limited to kiwi, mango, pear, blueberry, cherry)

Instruction:
Begin the activity by handing out a worksheet with various pictures of fruits where the students have to identify as many as they can. Have them turn it over when they are done. When students are finished then read pages 4-5 and 10-11 in the book My Food Pyramid by DK publishing. Have the students turn their papers back over again and then introduce the various fruits by using the NutraFruit Heroes to help. When this is complete discuss why they were able to recognize some fruits and why they did not recognize others.


Activity 2 ( of 3)- Nutra Fruit Heroes - Nutrients

IL State Standards:
5.A.2b Organize and integrate information from a variety of sources (e.g., books, interviews, library reference materials, web- sites, CD/ROMs).
5.C.2b Prepare and deliver oral presentations based on inquiry or research.
4.B.2a Present oral reports to an audience using correct language and nonverbal expressions for the intended purpose and message within a suggested organizational format.

Materials needed:
NutraFruit Heroes (IMC 3-D HEAL 250, 251), computer access or books that will provide the information students need to look for.

Instruction: Divide students into four groups. Give each group one of the four NutraFruit Heroes. Students will have to research the nutrients that are found in each fruit and why our bodies need those nutrients. They will then need to create a presentation for the rest of the class using the NutraFruit hero and giving the information they found. They must include in their presentation the nutrients found in the fruit, why our bodies need the nutrients, and what might happen or could happen if our bodies do not get these nutrients.

Activity 3 ( of 3)- Fruit Salad

IL State Standards:
7.B.2a Determine and communicate possible methods for estimating a given measure, selecting proper units in both customary and metric units.
Materials needed:
Oliver's Fruit Salad by Vivian French, fresh pineapple, frozen raspberries, vanilla yogurt, bananas, chopped dates, and toasted almonds, also will need measuring utensils.

Instruction: Begin by discussing some of the various fruits or dishes that have fruits in them students have eaten before. Also discuss why or why not they eat many different kinds of fruits. Then read the book Oliver's Fruit Salad by Vivian French. After reading the book, discuss why they think Oliver wanted his mother to buy all of the different fruits, but would not eat them after she bought them. Have students get into groups of 4 after the discussion and have them make the Fruity Breakfast Parfait. The recipe will make 4- 6 oz. servings, so multiply ingredients as needed. The recipe calls for 2 cups of chopped fresh pineapple, 1 cup frozen raspberries thawed, 1 cups lowfat yogurt, 1 firm medium banana peeled and sliced, 1/3 cup of chopped dates, and 1/4 cup of sliced toasted almonds. In 6 oz. cups layer the pineapple, raspberries, yogurt, banana, and dates. Then sprinkle the top with almonds. Students can then sample their Fruity Breakfast Parfait.