hate to say it, but, I'm not a big fan of any of them. They all look sooooo unhappy and miserable. A) I don't understand the view. What do i imagine????? Well, one would be that portions would be a lot bigger and that the kids would look happier in eating them. you could easily apply the plate method: 1/4 grain, 1/4 meat and then 1/2 veggies to cover a plate more completely. I understand that if it is not in color it may be more difficult to differentiate, but....I feel we have options.
I agree with Wing. Image A) I don't really get what the image is illustrating. In the remaining images, the teens look sad and food portions look very small. Maybe make the plate smaller and bigger food portions. I also think there should be some action/interaction to make the image more lively.
A and C images! I like the conversational/social aspect of food and enjoyment of the meal. Unfortunately, you can't see the actual portion sizes and I guess the message of healthy portions are not being highlighted. Maybe images of "oversized" foods with big "X's" through them....like supersized fries next to a "normal" sized fries.
Teen comments.... (from first drawings...) Dislikes: Teens look sad. Portions look too small. Food look like toys. Likes: Hairsyle on the girl (B). How to improve: Make them happy and teh plates smaller to make the portions look bigger. Accessories in hair. Food needs to look more realistic and appetizing.
Mariana says.... If we are talking about "healthy portions" it should reflect a plate with half vegetables, 1/4 with some protein like chicken and the other 1/4 some sort of starch like potatoes or rice. I like that they are happy. Both tables are good. I like both the girls on the left. The male's beanie is too big or misplaced or soemthing, while the girl on the right in the second pic looks too old. she needs big earings, more makeup, bigger eyes or something. Maybe as Wing had suggested, we can add some clip art of oversized portions.
Hey Rob, can you please change the title for this illustration to "Mindful Eating" to eliminate any confusion. I forgot we discussed using this image for the "Mindful Eating" handout. Food poritons are OK to illustrate, but I don't think we'll need clip art of oversize portions. Thanks!
this is the first time i'm seeing these, but i definitely like the last set best. although it is a bit hard to see everything they are eating, i mainly think it is good that they are SITTING DOWN, CONVERSING, and actually EATING a MEAL at school! (that is lunch at school, right?) all good mindful eating practices regardless. maybe throw a piece of fruit on the side if we want to have at least one recognizable healthy food item? or a reusable water bottle? ;)
OK...my bad...I didn't realize that it was "Mindful Eating" and not "Healthy Portions." When we are talking about "mindful eating" it's very internal, about paying attention to what you are eating, listening to your own internal que's and actually enjoying your food. I realize it's hard to draw that, so I would go for the image of, "what is not mindful eating", and what I imagine is a guy or girl with their mouth full while trying to do their homework, aka an arithmetic book partially in front of their plate.
hate to say it, but, I'm not a big fan of any of them. They all look sooooo unhappy and miserable. A) I don't understand the view. What do i imagine????? Well, one would be that portions would be a lot bigger and that the kids would look happier in eating them. you could easily apply the plate method: 1/4 grain, 1/4 meat and then 1/2 veggies to cover a plate more completely. I understand that if it is not in color it may be more difficult to differentiate, but....I feel we have options.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Wing. Image A) I don't really get what the image is illustrating. In the remaining images, the teens look sad and food portions look very small. Maybe make the plate smaller and bigger food portions. I also think there should be some action/interaction to make the image more lively.
ReplyDeleteI would like to also agree with the comments above.
ReplyDeleteA and C images! I like the conversational/social aspect of food and enjoyment of the meal. Unfortunately, you can't see the actual portion sizes and I guess the message of healthy portions are not being highlighted. Maybe images of "oversized" foods with big "X's" through them....like supersized fries next to a "normal" sized fries.
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Dislikes: Teens look sad. Portions look too small. Food look like toys.
Likes: Hairsyle on the girl (B).
How to improve: Make them happy and teh plates smaller to make the portions look bigger. Accessories in hair. Food needs to look more realistic and appetizing.
Mariana says....
ReplyDeleteIf we are talking about "healthy portions" it should reflect a plate with half vegetables, 1/4 with some protein like chicken and the other 1/4 some sort of starch like potatoes or rice.
I like that they are happy. Both tables are good. I like both the girls on the left. The male's beanie is too big or misplaced or soemthing, while the girl on the right in the second pic looks too old. she needs big earings, more makeup, bigger eyes or something.
Maybe as Wing had suggested, we can add some clip art of oversized portions.
Hey Rob, can you please change the title for this illustration to "Mindful Eating" to eliminate any confusion. I forgot we discussed using this image for the "Mindful Eating" handout. Food poritons are OK to illustrate, but I don't think we'll need clip art of oversize portions. Thanks!
ReplyDeletethis is the first time i'm seeing these, but i definitely like the last set best. although it is a bit hard to see everything they are eating, i mainly think it is good that they are SITTING DOWN, CONVERSING, and actually EATING a MEAL at school! (that is lunch at school, right?) all good mindful eating practices regardless. maybe throw a piece of fruit on the side if we want to have at least one recognizable healthy food item? or a reusable water bottle? ;)
ReplyDeleteOK...my bad...I didn't realize that it was "Mindful Eating" and not "Healthy Portions." When we are talking about "mindful eating" it's very internal, about paying attention to what you are eating, listening to your own internal que's and actually enjoying your food. I realize it's hard to draw that, so I would go for the image of, "what is not mindful eating", and what I imagine is a guy or girl with their mouth full while trying to do their homework, aka an arithmetic book partially in front of their plate.
ReplyDeleteI like A, B, and C on the 2nd set.
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