Group #26: Build-a-Balanced-Plate Challenge

This session provides practical, hands-on experience creating nutritionally balanced meals using MyPlate guidelines, with emphasis on creativity and real-world application for college students.

Expected Outcomes

Students will gain confidence in creating balanced, nutritious meals with limited ingredients and resources. They will practice basic nutrition principles and develop skills in creative meal assembly that they can immediately apply in their daily college life.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, students will be able to:

• Apply MyPlate guidelines to create a nutritionally complete meal
• Demonstrate creativity in meal assembly with limited ingredients
• Create balanced meals with common college-accessible ingredients
• Build practical skills in combining foods for balanced nutrition