Canada's Food Guide (Simplified Version)
Recommended Number of Food Guide Servings per Day
A basic outline of the nutritional requirements for a healthy body:
| Children | Teens | Adults | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in Years | 2-3 | 4-8 | 9-13 | 14-18 | 19-50 | 51+ | |||
| Sex | Female and Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | ||
| Vegetables and Fruit | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7-8 | 8-10 | 7 | 7 |
| Grain Products | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6-7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Milk and Alternatives | 2 | 2 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Meat and Alternatives | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Tomatosphere is sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Heinz Canada Ltd, HeinzSeed, Ontario Centres of Excellence, Stokes Seeds and the University of Guelph.
How to Feed a Martian
- Table of Contents
- Background Information and Notes
- Curriculum Expectations
- Activity 1: Selecting Foods
- Activity 2: Food Storage/Dehydration
- Cross-curricular Extension Activity
- Assessment
- Storage Times for Crops
- Crop Characteristics
- Food Preference Chart for Dehydrated Food
- Canada's Food Guide (Simplified Version)
- Links
Teacher Resources
- NEW Seed Treatment for 2012
- NEW Priming
- Seed Treatment for 2011
- Growing Spheres
- Energy Diet Challenge
- Tomatosphere Project Overview
- Tips 'n' Tricks
- 2011 Teachers' Guide
- PDF Resources [Printable charts from the Teachers' Guide]
- Four Optional Units
- Biological Life Support Systems
- Tomatosphere Supplies
- Tomatoes in Space [Video]
- Heinz Tomato Breeding Program
- International Space Station
- Astronaut Mike Fincke talks about the importance of Tomatosphere [Video]
- CSA Teachers' Conference
- CSA Teacher Resources
- Exploring Mars
- Mars Environment
- Seed Starting Guidelines
