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My Plate Assignment
My Plate Assignment
My Plate Assignment
My Plate Assignment
Blanca Zamora
Arizona State University
PPE 310: My Name Plate Assignment
Dr. Hesse
March 20, 2016
Introduction
The health of students should be the main priority when it comes to eating
nutritious meals. Healthy eating not only helps the body, but it reduces the risk of many
diseases such as heart disease, cancer, strokes and diabetes as stated in the Dietary
Guidelines for America. In addition, healthy eating can prevent them from health
problems such as obesity, dental issues and osteoporosis (The Dietary Guidelines for
Americans, 2010). Healthy eating is important for their proper growth and development,
and teachers can make a difference one step at a time.
The United States Department of Agriculture created an easy to
access web tool. The web tool Food Tracker, allows anybody to track what
exactly it is theyre eating. This is beneficial for teachers, parents and even cafeteria staff
to track what students are consuming each day.
National Standards for School Meals
The National Standards for School Meals provides schools with an idea of what a
nutritious meal should consist of. This gives schools an accurate balance of how much
grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and protein foods a school meal should have.
Reflecting on Cesar Chavess breakfast and lunch, I originally thought they did a
pretty good job providing the students with and appropriate meal just by observing what
they ate every day. The Roosevelt School District has a good reputation when it came to
their nutritious foods they provide for their students. The food they served on March 10,
2016 met the National Standards for School Meals. The only thing that they failed to do
is, providing the right amount of food they needed to eat for that day. During breakfast
students picked what type of milk they wanted. They did not have a choice of what type
of fruit they got. Students were also obligated to get some type of fruit or vegetable
during lunch.
At Cesar Chavez they are on a free-reduced policy. The Roosevelt School District
policy states Our District has developed a Wellness Policy that is focused on improving
the health of students. The policy was developed by the health and wellness advisory
council that includes teachers, parents, administrators, and the district nurse. The key
elements of this policy include; nutrition education, physical activities, and other schoolbased activities that are designed to promote student wellness (RSD 2016).
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The main purpose of these guidelines are to provide evidence-based food and
beverage recommendations for Americans ages 2 and older and they aim to promote
health, prevent heart disease and to help people reach and maintain a healthy weight (The
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010). The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are also
centered on five overarching guidelines. The first one is to encourage healthy eating
patterns, the second one is to focus on different foods across the food groups in
appropriate amounts, the third one is to limit the calories from sugars and saturated fats,
the fourth one is shifting to healthier food along with healthier beverages, and the last one
is to support healthy eating patters for everyone, as stated in the Dietary Guidelines of
2015-2020.
The pretend student that was used for the Food Tracker assignment would not
have met The Dietary Guidelines. In detail, the first reason is because; the physical
activity target was 150 minutes per week. The students have a total of 30 minutes of
lunch each day, they use 10 minutes to play during lunch. That is a total of 50 minutes a
week. Students also get 10 minutes of recess in addition to their lunch. In addition, the
students only have their physical education class once a week for 45 minutes. However,
the total amount of physical activities they are exposed to is a total of 145 minutes, which
does not meet the target goal on the Food Tracker.
The second reason students do not meet these guidelines is because, they are not
exposed to the right amount of food across the food groups. The daily food group targets
References
Dietary Guidelines for Americans. (2010, January). Retrieved March 14,
2016, from
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
(2012). Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, 77(17). Retrieved
March 23 2016, from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-26/pdf/20121010.pdf
Roosevelt School District No. 66 - School Nutrition And Fitness. (n.d.). Retrieved March
22, 2016, from http://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?
sid=1506091857328281
SuperTracker: My Foods. My Fitness. My Health. (n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2016, from
https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/foodtracker.aspx
Criteria
Introductio
n
SCORE:
x1
Points (5)
Points (3) Proficient
Exemplary
Introduction was
Introduction was
well organized and
somewhat organized
created a plan for
and created a plan
the paper
for the paper
Application
of results
and
proposed
changes
SCORE:
x1
Summary/R
eflection
SCORE:
x1
Contained a very
detailed
application of
National
Standards for
School Meals
Contains very
detailed
applications of
Dietary Guidelines
for Americans
Contains very
detailed
discussions for 3
changes to
improve nutrition
A summary of the
current state of
the schools
nutrition was
included
Summary of
changes were
included
A detailed
reflection
regarding how this
teacher
knowledge of
students impacts
your students
inside and outside
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Only one breakfast or
lunch (or 1 restaurant
option) was
evaluated
Results reflected a
hypothetical student,
but not enough
information was
provided
Screen shot was
included, but
incomplete
Contained a
somewhat detailed
application of
National Standards
for School Meals
Contained somewhat
detailed applications
of Dietary Guidelines
for Americans
Contains somewhat
detailed discussions
only 2 changes to
improve nutrition
A summary of the
current state of the
school in terms of
nutrition was
included
but did not align with
paper
A summary of the
proposed changes
was included but did
not align with paper
A general reflection
of how this data
impacts your
students
A summary of the
current state of the
school in terms of
nutrition was not
included
A summary of the
proposed changes
not included
A reflection of the
practical data as it
relates to your
classroom was mis
or incomplete
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your classroom
Writing
SCORE:
x1
Referencin
g Style
SCORE:
x1
Proper grammar
and punctuation is
used throughout
the proposal
All sentences are
clear & developed
Paper was at least
3 pages with
standard margins,
font, & text size
APA style
referencing used
throughout paper
and on the
reference sheet
The file document
name contains
Lastname.firstnam
e.assign#.course#
This rubric was
attached
errors
The file name
somewhat contains
the
Lastname.firstname.a
ssignment#.course#
This rubric was added
but not at the end