Name: ______Period: ______

Choose My Plate Webquest

Go to to explore the new CHOOSE MY PLATE website, and answer the following questions.

  • Write neatly.Use Pen.
  • Use Mozilla Firefox when working on the Internet at Weber.
  1. One size doesn’t fit all. Get a personal eating plan with the foods and amounts that are right for you.
  2. Go to
  3. On the left side under Popular Topics, selectDaily Food Plans.
  4. Under Daily Food Plans & Worksheets, click on Daily Food Plan.
  5. SelectClick here to view and print a PDF version of your results then print your personal food plan. You may use it to answer questions 1 & 2 if you wish.
  6. Write your responses below:
  7. How many total calories/day should you eat? ______
  8. How many ounces of grains? ______
  9. How many cups of vegetables? ______
  10. How many cups of fruits? ______
  11. How many cups of dairy? ______
  12. How many ounces of protein? ______
  13. Write down each of the food groups and the saying associated with each group. The first one is completed for you. You may selectMy Plate in the green bar and view the saying on the website if you wish.

Food Group / Saying
Fruits / Focus on Fruits
  1. The grains group are divided into two sub groups. List them here:

a.

b.

  1. List two examples of whole grains
  2. Most refined grains are ______. This means certain B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid) and iron are added back after processing.
  1. An ounce of grains can be confusing, so list two examples of food that is considered an ounce equivalent from the Grains Group:
  2. Vegetables are organized into ______subgroups, based on their ______content. List all the vegetable subgroups AND one example from each group:
  3. List three (3) of the many health benefits of eating fruits:
  4. What counts as an ounce equivalent in the protein foods group? One ounce of meat, poultry, or fish is equal to _____ cup cooked dry beans, _____ egg, _____ of peanut butter, or _____ of nuts or seeds.
  1. Within the protein group there are vegetarian choices. Protein sources include ______, beans, ______, nut butters, peas, and soy products like ______, tempeh, and ______.
  1. What are oils?
  1. Give two examples of foods that are naturally high in oils:
  2. What are solid fats?
  1. Solid fats come from many animal foods and can be made from vegetable oils through a process called ______.
  1. Give two examples of foods that are high in solid fats:
  2. In your own words, how would you describe empty calories?
  1. What are added sugars?
  1. List 5 foods that contain most of the added sugars in American diets:

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

  1. Reading the ingredient label on processed foods can help to identify added sugars. List 10 names for added sugars on food labels.
  2. f.
  3. g.
  4. h.
  5. i.
  6. j.
  1. What is the Tip of the Day?(found on the home page)
  1. Once again select Super Tracker and Other Tools.
  2. Select Counting Calories in Mixed Dishes.
  3. Select Click Here to view the chart.
  4. Look through the entire list and choose one mixed dish that you like and eat.
  5. Write your responses below:

i.What food did you choose? ______

iiWhat size serving is listed? ______

iiiHow many ounces of Grains did that portion provide? ______

iv.How many cups of Vegetables did that portion provide?______

v.How many cups of Fruits did that portion provide? ______

vi.How many ounces of Protein did that portion provide? ______

viii.How many cups of dairy did the portion provide? ______

xi.How many estimated total calories did that portion provide? ______

  1. Open up a new tab in Mozilla Firefox.
  2. Go to:

Let Fitness Partner calculate the number of calories you burn for 222 activities. Lets imagine you will be active for 30 minutes. Simply enter your weight and the 30 minute duration you will spend being active. Fitness Partner will do the math and return a personalized activities page to you.

  1. Enter your weight and the 30 minutesyou will be active.
  2. Select “Show Me”
  3. Quest: List 4 activities that would allow you to burn off the calories that you consumed in your favorite mixed food.
  4. Estimated total calories from the Mixed Dish (see above) ______
  5. List the 4 activities and their calorie levels:
  6. ______
  7. ______
  8. ______
  9. ______

You’ve FINISHED!

  • Proofread your work to make sure you answered all questions completely. Any full sentence you wrote must start with a capital letter and end with a period.
  • Staple your Food Plan to the back of the webquest packet neatly, and hold on to it until your teacher tells you when it is due and how you should hand it in.

When you are finished with your ChooseMyPlateWebquest:

  1. Staple food plan sheet neatly to the back of the webquest packet.
  1. Return to the SuperTracker and Other Tools tab on

and quiz yourself using Portion Distortion I and Portion Distortion II.

  1. Then you may determine if you have a healthy body mass index by going to the BMI calculator for Teens and Children (located under SuperTracker and Other Tools.)
  1. On the ChooseMyPlate website, do a search in the sitemap search box for Blast Off Game. Get the spaceship to blast off by feeding it the serving amounts YOU need to eat to be healthy. Give the spaceship the healthiest choices for the best results.

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