A unit on the food groups and the importance of including all the food groups. The students take the role of monster keeper identifying the gaps in each monsters diet and trying to help the monsters understand what they need. Including informational texts on protein, vegetables, fruits, grains,dairy and of course the monsters themselves! This unit approaches the important subject of keeping a healthy diet in a fun and understandable way while meeting the common core standards for English

An information booklet set out in understandable text, to introduce students to the 5 food groups and sometimes or occasional foods. Designed to complement the my plate nutritional guidance, this short course discusses the major food groups and some of their advantages. Including the benefits of vitamins and minerals, the need to make good choices and the dangers of eating the wrong foods. Includes a flip booklet with questions on the text, to enhance the students knowledge of the food groups, while meeting the core standards for English