Teaching Nutrition through Games

Food Name Game

Submitted by Verna Smith, Henderson County, Area 2

Purpose

 

To relax the group and get to know each other's name

Objective

 

To see how many different names of food that they can recall. Use with food guide pyramid lesson or review.

Time

 

7 - 10 minutes

Materials Needed

 

People

Preparation

 

None

Activity

 

Have each person think of foods that begin with the same letters as their names (first and last names or just the first initial of first and last name if the group is large). Place each food on the Food Guide Pyramid in appropriate group. Example: T - tomato O - orange M - milk

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