Balanced Plate
Ages 6+ · 3 min
Balanced Plate: a healthy plate game
Fill the plate: half veggies, a quarter protein and a quarter carbs!
🎮 How to play
- Foods arrive on the counter.
- Drag each food onto the right part of the plate: veggies, protein or carbs.
- Veggies fill half the plate; protein and carbs get a quarter each.
- Fill three plates to win!
Controls: Touch or mouse: drag a food onto the plate, or tap a food then tap a part of the plate. Keyboard: ← → to choose a food, then 1 (veggies), 2 (protein) or 3 (carbs).
🧠 What you'll learn
- What a balanced plate looks like
- Which foods are veggies, protein and carbs
- Carbs give you energy: everyone needs them
For grown-ups: The game follows the plate method used by diabetes associations: half non-starchy vegetables, a quarter protein, a quarter carbohydrate foods. Portions and meal plans are different for every child: follow your diabetes team’s advice.
