Making Food Models

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There are no recommended Food Guide Servings, or identified Food GuideServing sizes for Foods to Limit. Health Canada recommends limiting foodsand beverages that are high in calories, fat, sugar or salt (sodium).

Table of Contents

Vegetables & Fruit Page 3

Grain Products Page 7 Milk & Alternatives Page 11

Meat & Alternatives Page 15

To get copies of Canada’s Food Guide you can go to the Health Canada website atwww.healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide or call 1-800-622-6232



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Vegetables & Fruit

1. Carrot sticks, diced carrots - pipe cleaner models

Materials:

• orange, wide pipe cleaners (also called wide chenille)• scissors

• white glue

• acrylic plate

To Make:

Cut 20 pieces of orange pipe cleaner, each 6 cm (2.5 in.) in length torepresent one Food Guide Serving of raw carrot sticks. Stack together andglue to plate with white glue. For diced carrots, cut pipe cleaner into 1 cm(1/2 in.) lengths, enough to fill a 125 mL (1/2 cup) measure. Glue thesetogether on a place to represent 1 Food Guide Serving of diced carrots.It takes about 6 pipe cleaners to make 1 Food Guide Serving of Vegetables & Fruitas diced carrots.

1 medium carrot cut into 20 thin sticks = 1 Food Guide Serving Vegetables & Fruit125 mL (1/2 cup) diced carrots = 1 Food Guide Serving Vegetables & Fruit

2. Green beans, zucchini sticks - pipe cleaner models

Materials:

• green wide pipe cleaners

• scissors• white glue

• acrylic plate

To Make:

Follow same instructions as for carrot models, substitutinggreen pipe cleaners to represent green beans or zucchinisticks.

1 small zucchini cut into 20 sticks = 1 Food Guide Serving Vegetables & Fruit20 green beans = 1 Food Guide Serving Vegetables & Fruit

125 mL (1/2 cup) green beans or zucchini sticks = 1 Food Guide Serving Vegetables & Fruit



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3. Cooked corn, peas or carrots - dried beans model (Figure 8)

Materials:

• 1 litre (4 cups) or more dried garbanzobeans

• white glue• aluminum foil

• measuring cups

• spray paint – green, yellow and orange(if making small amount, get smallest

can available)• acrylic plates

To Make:

Measure out 375 mL (1 ½) or more of dried beans onto a sheet of aluminum foil. Spray paintthese green and allow to dry. Turn them over and spray paint again to colour all beans. Allow todry thoroughly. Measure two more batches of fried beans and spray paint yellow and orange,following instructions as above. When dry, measure 125 mL of the painted dried beans. Glue to aplace to represent 1 Food Guide Serving of Vegetables & Fruits as cooked peas (green), carrots(orange) or corn (yellow) [figure 8].

125 mL (1/2 cup) of cooked vegetables = 1 Food Guide Serving Vegetables & Fruit

Figure 8. Painted dried beans food model of cooked vegetables

4. Fruit or vegetable juice - sponge in tumblers model

Materials:

• metric measure or measuring cup

• 2 acrylic tumblers (one short and wide; onetall and narrow)

• water soluble pen

• water

• dish towel

• yellow sponge

To Make:

Measure 125 mL (1/2 cup) of water into each tumbler.Mark the level with a felt pen. Dry the tumblers. Cutand place yellow sponge inside tumblers to themarked points to represent 1 Food Guide Serving of Vegetables & Fruit as juice.

125 mL (1/2 cup) of juice = 1 Food Guide Serving Vegetables & Fruit



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5. Baked Potato – salt and flour dough model (Figure 9-10)

Materials:

• 2 cups white all-purpose flour

• cookie sheet

• 1 cup salt• brown and gold acrylic paints

• 1 cup cold water

• paintbrushes

• mixing bowl

• aluminum foil• mixing spoon

To Make:

Mix together the flour, salt and water to make a dough and knead for 7-10 minutes until it forms asmooth ball. Measure out approximately 200 mL of dough and shape into an oblong potato-likeshape. A few bumps and uneven areas will make it look more like a potato than an absolutelysmooth ball. Make the bottom fairly flat so the potato can easily sit on a plate.

On the flat underside, scoop out a shallow segment of dough so that the potato will not be asheavy and will bake more thoroughly (Figure 9). Make a shallow cut cross-wise and another length-wise at the top of the potato and spread apart slightly (Figure 10). Bake at low oventemperature 90-110°C (200-225° F) until completely dry, approximately 4-6 hours. Shut the ovenoff when the dough is completely baked and allow to cook in the oven.

When dry, paint the top surface and let dry. Wrap the bottom half of the food model in aluminumfoil. This represents 1 Food Guide Serving of Vegetables & Fruit as baked potato.

Figure 9. Scooping out excess dough from underside of baked potato food model

Figure 10. Salt and flour food model of baked potato

Option:

For quicker results, use air-hardening clay (such as DAS) to form the baked potato model insteadof salt and flour dough.

1 medium potato = 1 Food Guide Serving Vegetables & Fruit



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Grain Products Food Models

1. Crackers - corrugated cardboard squares (Figure 5)

Materials:

• corrugated cardboard

• pencil• scissors

• ruler

• tack

To Make:

Cut 5 squares measuring 5 cm x 5 cm(2 in. x 2 in.) each to represent sodacrackers. With a thick tack, poke holesapproximately 0.5 cm (1/4 inch) apart ineven rows over the top of each cracker (Figure 5). This will represent a 1 Food Guide Serving of Grain Products as crackers.

5 soda crackers = 1 Food Guide Serving Grain Products

Figure 5. Corrugated cardboard food model showing 1 Food Guide Serving of soda crackers



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2. Pita Bread - beige felt model (Figure 6)

Materials:

• 20 cm (8 in.) square beige felt

• white glue

• scissors

To Make:

Using the template for pita bread (Figure 6), cut two half circles with a diameter of 15-20 cm (6-8in.) out of the felt. Place a small amount of glue along the outer edge of one half. Glue two halvestogether at the edges to represent one half piece of pita bread. This will represent 1 Food GuideServing of Grain Products as bread.

One half of a 15-20 cm (6-8 in.) pita bread = 1 Food Guide Serving Grain Products

Figure 6. Template for pita bread



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3. Spaghetti – yarn food model (Figure 7)

Materials:

• small skein ivory yarn (4 ply) or thin macramé cord

• scissors

• metric measure or measuring cup• white glue

• acrylic plate

To Make:

Measure 250 mL (1 cup) of yarn. Make “spaghetti” bundles out of the yarn and glue to plate(Figure 7). This will represent 2 Food Guide Servings of Grain Products as pasta.

125 mL (1/2 cup) pasta = 1 Food Guide Serving Grain Products250 mL ( 1 cup) pasta = 2 Food Guide Servings Grain Products

Figure 7 – Yarn food model of spaghetti



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4. Dry Cereal - real cereal, weighed

Materials:

• 250 mL flaked cereal (e.g. corn flakes)

• 500 mL puffed cereal (e.g. puffed wheat)

• 60 mL granola cereal• 75 mL dense cereal (e.g. bran buds)

• 3-4 acrylic bowls

• white glue

• glue gun and approximately 3 glue sticks per bowl

• weigh scale

• optional: small storage containers for pre-measured cereals

To Make:

Weigh out 30 grams of each type of cereal. Depending on thetype of cereal, the amount (volume) will be different.

Glue cereals into bowls. White glue will work with the granola

and flaked cereals, but will make the puffed cereal soggy. Toavoid this, use a glue gun. The most effective way to glue thecereal into the bowls is to layer the glue and the cereal until 1/3of the cereal remains. The remaining third should be glued ontop in a heaping style. These will represent 1 Food GuideServing of Grain Products as cereals.

30 grams (1 oz.) dry cereal = 1 Food Guide Serving Grain Products250 mL (1 cup) flaked cereal = 1 Food Guide Serving Grain Products (e.g. cornflakes)

500 mL (2 cups) puffed cereal = 1 Food Guide Serving Grain Products (e.g. puffed rice)60 mL (1/4 cup) granola = 1 Food Guide Serving Grain Products

75 mL (1/3 cup) dense cereal = 1 Food Guide Serving Grain Products (e.g. bran buds)

NOTE: These foods are perishable. As a precaution, they should be kept dry and cool in acovered storage container.

Option:

This takes a lot of gluing. So rather than gluing, you could just keep a measured portion of eachcereal in a covered container. Pour the cereal into a bowl for teaching purposes, then replace inthe storage container.



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Milk & Alternatives Food Models

1. Milk - sponge models in different sizes of tumblers (Figures 1-3)

Materials:

• 2 acrylic tumblers (one short and wide,one tall and narrow)

• water soluble felt pen


• white foam sponge• water

• scissors or utility blade

• dish towel To Make:

Measure 250 mL (1 cup) of water into each of the tumblers. Mark the height on the outside of thetumblers with felt pen. Empty the glasses and dry. Cut white foam (Figure 1) and place inside thetumblers to the marked points (Figure 2). These represent 1 Food Guide Serving of Milk &Alternatives as milk.

250 mL (1 cup) = 1 Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives

Figure 1. Cut the foam to fit into the tumbler

Figure 2. Place foam inside the tumbler Figure 3. Foam sponge food models of milk in tumblers

Note: Explain that amounts “look” different, even though they measure the same, becausedifferent sizes of tumblers have been used.



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2. Processed cheese spread - clay model on a spoon (Figure 4)

Materials:

• air hardening clay (such as DAS brand)

• white glue

• paint brush

• tablespoon or 15 mL measure

• acrylic paints (orange and white)

To Make:

Measure 15 mL (1 tablespoon) of clay; mount onto spoon and allow to harden; paint the claymodel an orange colour. If the orange colour is too deep, tint with white until a “cheddar cheese”colour is obtained. Glue the clay on the spoon to represent 1/3 Food Guide Serving of Milk &Alternatives as processed cheese spread.

30 mL (2 Tbsp) of processed cheese spread = 1/2 Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives60 mL (4 Tbsp) of processed cheese spread = 1 Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives

Figure 4. Clay food model of processed cheese spread on spoon

3. Firm Cheese - sponge model

Materials:


• orange sponge

To Make:

Cut a piece of orange sponge 7.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm(3 in. x 1 in. x 1 in.) to represent 1 Food Guide Serving of Milk & Alternatives as cheddar cheese.

50 g cheese (~ 1½ oz.) = 1 Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives

Option:

Using flour and salt dough or air-hardening clay such as DAS, you could also mould a one FoodGuide Serving size rectangle to represent firm cheese.



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4. Cottage cheese - styrofoam pieces in a bowl

Materials:

• white glue

• 1 acrylic cereal bowl


• mixing spoon

• Styrofoam chips, crushed finely to

resemble cottage cheese curd

To Make:

Measure out 250 mL (1 cup) of Styrofoam chips (if too big, break them up using your fingers). Stir the chips with the glue and allow to dry in the bowl. The white glue will wash off the spoon withwater. This represents ½ Food Guide Serving of Milk & Alternatives as cottage cheese.

500 mL (2 cups) cottage cheese = 1 Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives250 mL (1 cup) cottage cheese = ½ Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives125 mL (½ cup) cottage cheese = ¼ Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives

5. Ice cream - Styrofoam ball model in a bowl

Materials:

• 1 Styrofoam ball – 6.5 cm in diameter

• 2-3 large cotton balls

• white glue

• utility knife

• 1 acrylic dessert dish

To Make:

Cut a small piece of the end off one 6.5 cm diameter styrofoam ball. Stretch cotton balls aroundthe styrofoam ball and glue in place. Glue the stryofoam ball into a dessert nappy to represent ½

Food Guide Serving of Milk & Alternatives as ice cream.

375 mL (1 ½ cups) ice cream = 1 Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives175 mL (3/4 cup) ice cream = ½ Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives

6. Chocolate Milkshakes

Materials:

• 1 tall acrylic tumbler


• 15 cm square (6 in.) tan coloured feltremnant

• scissors

• white glue

• dishtowel


• water

To Make:

Measure 250 mL (1 cup) water into a glass and mark the level with a felt pen. Empty the glassand dry. Cut felt to fit around the inside of the glass and up to the marked level. Glue to the insideof the glass to represent 1 Food Guide Serving of Milk & Alternatives as a milkshake.

250 mL (1 cup) commercial milkshake = 1 Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives



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7. Strawberry yogurt - sponge model in a small bowl

Materials:

• 1 acrylic bowl

• 1 large pink sponge




• water

• dish towel

To Make:

Measure 175 mL (3/4 cup) of water, pour into bowl and mark the height on the outside of the bowlwith a felt pen. Empty the bowl and dry. Cut the pink sponge and place inside the dish to themarked point. This represents 1 Food Guide Serving of Milk & Alternatives as yogurt.

175 g or 175 mL (3/4 cup) yogurt = 1 Food Guide Serving Milk & Alternatives



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Meat & Alternatives Food Models

1. Peanut butter - clay model

Materials:

• air-hardening clay (such as DAS brand)• medium brown acrylic paint

• paintbrush

• tablespoon or 15 mL metric measure

• butter knife

To Make:

Measure out 15 mL (1 tablespoon) of clay, shape andallow to dry; paint and glue to butter knife to representa ½ Food Guide Serving of Meat and Alternatives aspeanut butter.

30 mL (2 tablespoons) peanut butter = 1 Food Guide Serving Meat & Alternatives15 mL (1 tablespoons) peanut butter = ½ Food Guide Serving Meat & Alternatives

2. Baked Beans – dried beans model

Materials:

white gluecereal bowl175 mL (3/4 cup) dry kidney or navy beansaluminum foilbrown spray paint (shoe spray in the shade of “bark” works well)

To Make:

Measure out 175 mL (3/4 cup) of dry beans onto a piece of aluminum foil. Spray paint one sideand allow to dry. Turn the beans and spray paint the remaining side. Let dry thoroughly. Glue intobowl to represent one Food Guide Serving of Meat & Alternatives as baked beans.

175 mL (3/4 cup) baked beans = 1 Food Guide Serving Meat & Alternatives



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3. Egg – flexible foam model

Materials:

• 2 flexible foam sheets*, white12 cm (5 in.) square

• 2 flexible foam sheets, yellow,5 cm (2 in.) square

• scissors

• white glue

*NOTE: Colorful, thin flexible foam sheetscan be cut to any shape

To Make:

Cut a 10 cm (4 in.) x 7.5 cm (3 in.) piece of white foam into an irregular cooked egg shape. Cut a4 cm (1 ½ in.) circle from the yellow foam for the yolk. Glue the yolk to the white piece torepresent 1 Food Guide Serving of Meat & Alternatives as an egg, sunny side up.

2 eggs = 1 Food Guide Serving Meat & Alternatives

4. Meatballs – painted Styrofoam balls model

Materials:

• approximately 3 Styrofoam balls, 4cm (1 ½ in.) diameter

• medium brown acrylic paint

• paint brush

• white glue

• acrylic plate

• tooth picks

To Make:

Insert tooth pick into Styrofoam ball to hold them while painting. Paint the Styrofoam balls abrown color. Glue to plate with white glue to represent 1 Food Guide Serving of Meat &Alternatives as meatballs.

75 g (2 ½oz.) meatballs = 1 Food Guide Serving Meat & Alternatives3- 4cm (1 ½ oz.) meatballs = 1 Food Guide Serving Meat & Alternatives

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