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Nutrition Decision!

Nutrition Decision has been retired. It was a collection of games about reading nutrition facts labels, estimating serving sizes, and getting ideas for fun physical activity. It was freely available on the web for over 10 years. For more educational apps, games, and web resources visit mediaproductions.nmsu.edu

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Nutrition Decision Games

Are You Label Able?

This section included five games and activities intended to teach students how to understand and analyze nutrition labels. Here are the games and activities from this unit.

Simon Says


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Nutrition fact labels tell you about the nutrients in foods to help you make smart choices.

Simon Says screenshot

Reading the nutrition fact labels gives you the power to make food choices that are right for you.

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Nutrition fact labels shows the serving size, calories, and key nutrients in foods.

Enough or Less

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Check the nutrition fact label to make sure you get enough of the good nutrients and less of the bad nutrients.

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Make sure to get enough of the good nutrients.

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Get the right amount of nutrients and collect various colored belts.

Hi Low Hop Along

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Nutrition facts make it easier to inspect a food’s nutrients per serving.

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Daily Value (DV) shows the amount of a nutrient contained in the food.

Hi Low Hop Along screenshot

Figure out the total number of calories in the food by adding the calories per serving together.

Serving Size Roundup

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Nutrition Facts show how many calories and nutrients are in one serving of the food. A serving may be more or less than the amount you eat.

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Figure out the total number of calories in the food for the amount of serving.

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Calculate the total calories based on how many servings are eaten.

Super Muncher

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Review the nutrition label to better understand the information.

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Compare two food labels and select the one that answers the question.

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Pick the correct labels and collect points.

Measurement Matchup

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It helps to identify the size of a labeled serving by comparing it to everyday objects.

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Use the labeled serving size to estimate the amount of food.

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The cards relate the serving size of the food to the common object.

Poster-o-Rama

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A fun poster-building interactive

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You design your own poster using the templates and themes provided.

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Pick a theme and design the message and graphic to encourage others to increase their physical activity.

Credits

Executive Producer:
Dr. Jeanne Gleason
Dr. Barbara Chamberlin

Project Manager:
Pamela Martinez

Graphic Design and Flash Programmer:
Matt Byrnes

Lead Writer:
Roberta Duyff

Instructional Design Team:
John "CC" Chamberlin
Pamela Martinez
Matt Byrnes
Elizabeth Sohn
Mike Brady

Flash Development Team:
John "CC" Chamberlin
Matt Byrnes
Mike Brady
Greg Coffman

Action Research Team:
Karen Holst
Kelly Leonard

Promotion & Distribution:
Amy Trujillo
Joe Chavez

Department Head:
Terry Canup

Additional Studio Support:
Sujey Aguilar
Adrian Aguirre-Martinez
Jordan Burt
Patricia Clark
Vicky Duran
Sudarshan Gaikaewari
Greg Jackson
Gerritt McGill
Tanya Montoya
Nicole Perez
Elizabeth Sohn

Special Thanks:
Sierra Middle School - Las Cruces Public Schools
Picacho Middle School - Las Cruces Public Schools

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