The Mathematics of Nutrition

According to the food pyramid, if you ate the largest number of recommended servings, how many more serving from the bread, cereal, rice and pasta should you eat than from the milk, yogurt and cheese group?   Explain your answer.

Which two groups recommend the same amount of servings?

What other questions can you write based on the food pyramid above? Write and solve one of your own.

If Owen ate the whole box of macaroni and cheese, how many calories would there be in the whole box of Macaroni & Cheese?What other questions can you write based on the label information above? Write and solve one of your own. Try the same with another label.

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Helpful Resources:

Family Nutrition Nights: Looking at Nutrition through Core Mathematics Lessons (K-Grade 4)

Designed to help students and parents develop positive attitudes toward good nutritional practices, to establish lifelong healthful eating patterns and to take action for good health. Great for family nutrition nights.

Family Nutrition Nights: Looking at Nutrition through Core Mathematics Lessons (Grades 5-8)

Designed to help students and parents develop positive attitudes toward good nutritional practices, to establish lifelong healthful eating patterns and to take action for good health. Great for family nutrition nights.