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C H O O S E H E A L T H : F O O D , F U N , A N D F I T N E S S Make Half Your Grains Whole! Eat More Whole Grains Lesson 4 at a Glance Lesson Details Play Active Opening Games – 10 minutes Time: 70-90 minutes Learners will: Bridge from Lesson 3 – 3 minutes • Picture how nutrients and fiber are Anchor – 5 minutes removed when grains are processed • Practice deciding if a food is made • Children move to show they like or don’t like a variety of from whole grains whole grain foods. • Taste a whole grain food Add – 10 minutes Opening Active Games: Conga Spirals • Children pass around bags of whole and refined grains to Musical Hoops visualize the differences. Closing Active Games: • Show children how bran and germ are removed when Cupid Shuffle grains are refined. Whole grains have more nutrients and Cat and Mouse fiber. Handouts: • Show how to find whole grains in ingredient list, and 4- 1 Bread-in-a-Bag Recipe (Optional) fiber on Nutrition Facts Label. 4-2 Family Newsletter Apply – 15 minutes