Your students
already know
MyPyramid
recommends
eating more
fruits,
vegetables, and
whole grains.
They know to
watch calories and
fats. But an answer to
the key question of
how MUCH to eat
remains elusive.
Finding that answer is
complicated by the fact
that we live in a super
sized world. Our
perception of what is an
appropriate serving of food
is distorted. Soft drinks come in
forty gallon drums and restaurant
meals could feed a small village for
a week. How much we eat
threatens our health.
How Much
Should
I Eat?
will help
your students
develop
portion
awareness.
They will
become
better judges
of how much
they eat so
they can take
control of their own nutrition. They
will learn to replace “super size it”
with “intelli-size it.”
Learn:
• What is a reasonable portion for
common foods?
• How psychology influences how
much you eat.
• How food labels can mislead
about calories.
• Why getting more food for your
money is not always a true value.
• How tricks of perception
determine how much food
we eat.
• How you can make an educated
guess about serving sizes.
• What the new food pyramid
means by an “ounce equivalent”?
• How to become an expert at
estimating serving sizes.
How Much Should I Eat? is a
program that will give your students
basic skills to put the MyPyramid
eating guides into action.
