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NUTRITION ASSESSMENTS:

Eating Right is Fun: Food and ME

Contact: Michigan State University Extension

Name:

What is your age?

What is your grade?

Date:

Are you a (check): ___Boy ___Girl

OPTIONAL: What is your ethnicity (check all that apply):

___African American/Black
___Asian
___Hispanic/Latino
___Native American
___Caucasian/White
___Other:

1. From which food group should you eat the most servings per day?

___Vegetable group
___Bread, cereal, rice and pasta group
___Fruit group
___Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs and nut group
___Milk group
___Fats, oils and sweet group

2. Check the food in each line which has more fat

___pretzels or ___potato chips
___hamburgers or ___cheeseburger
___French fries or ___baked potato
___beef burrito or ___bean burrito
___cracker or ___cookie

3. What can we learn from the Food Guide Pyramid?

___The different cost of foods
___Where to find healthy foods
___How much to eat of different kinds of foods
___Which foods come from plants and which from animals
___I have never seen the Food Guide Pyramid and don't know

4. Eggs and beans belong in which food group?

___Vegetable group
___Bread, cereal, rice and pasta group
___Fruit group
___Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs and nut group
___Milk group
___Fats, oils and sweets group
___I am not sure

Circle the number that best describes what you do. The numbers mean:

1 - never
2 - hardly ever
3 - sometimes
4 - most of the time
5 - always
6 - don't know

5. I eat foods from all the food groups everyday.	1	2	3	4	5	6
6. I make snacks and meals for myself.	1	2	3	4	5	6
7. I try foods that I have never eaten before.	1	2	3	4	5	6
8. I eat candy or chips, such as potato chips, tortilla chips or corn chips everyday.	1	2	3	4	5	6
9. I drink soda pop everyday.	1	2	3	4	5	6
10. I read the "Nutrition Facts" food label on the foods I eat.	1	2	3	4	5	6
11. I think about the foods I eat and how they help my body grow and be healthy.	1	2	3	4	5	6
12. I drink milk or eat cheese at least two times a day.	1	2	3	4	5	6
13. I eat breakfast everyday.	1	2	3	4	5	6
14. I eat lunch everyday.	1	2	3	4	5	6
15. I eat fruits or drink 100% fruit juice twice a day.	1	2	3	4	5	6
16. I eat vegetables everyday.	1	2	3	4	5	6
17. I keep cold foods, like a sandwich or milk, cold until I eat or drink them.	1	2	3	4	5	6
18. I wash my hands with warm water and soap before eating meals.	1	2	3	4	5	6
19. I walk, run, bike or skate at least three times per week.	1	2	3	4	5	6

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ENTRY DATE:: January 1999