FIVE FOR LIFE® InfoCube and Nutrition Cards
The InfoCube and Nutrition Cards offer teachers hands-on tools for students to learn nutrition concepts. The cube and cards can be used in activities from the Nutrition Handbook or the Fishin’ for Nutrition Handbook or in teacher-created activities. Students will learn sensible food choices, how to categorize foods, the energy content of foods, food label literacy, recommended daily amounts (RDAs), the role of macronutrients and micronutrients, and how nutrition links to body systems.
The InfoCube is made of durable plastic and foam and comes with 40 info cards that slide into the six pockets. InfoCube Cards are in the categories of:
- Intensity Levels
- Components of Fitness
- Food Groups
- Macronutrients
- Exercises
- Vitamins and Minerals
The Nutrition Card set includes 144 laminated, colorful Nutrition Cards with detailed nutrition information and images for a variety of foods in all food groups, oils and empty calories/fats/sweets. Each card contains information regarding
- Serving Size
- Calories
- Macronutrients (Fat, Carbohydrates, and Protein) in Grams and Calories
- Vitamins
- Minerals
Five for Life: InfoCube 3 Pack
3 durable foam cubes and 1 set of InfoCards can be used to teach nutrition concepts such as food groups, recommended daily amounts, vitamins, minerals and energy content in macronutrients.
Five for Life: Nutrition Cards
Nutritional information for 144 common foods is provided on these brilliantly illustrated 4"x5" laminated cards.
Five for Life: InfoCube
This durable foam cube and 1 set of InfoCards is used to teach and reinforce nutrition concepts such as the recommended daily amounts for food groups and calories per gram of macronutrients.
