Tree Tie Tag

Combine nutrition and physical activity. Get active outdoors!

What you need:

• 4 pieces of fabric ( red, blue, green, and yellow ) large enough to tie around a tree
  
• Food pictures

Select 4 trees within a yard or park and tie one of the coloured fabric pieces around each tree.

The fabric pieces represent the four food groups:

• RED - MEATS AND ALTERNATIVES
  
• BLUE - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
  
• GREEN - FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
  
• YELLOW - GRAIN PRODUCTS

Explain to the children that you will be calling out a food and the colour of the food group that it belongs to. They should run to the tree and tag it and then step out of the way of the other children. After all children have reached the tree, another food can be called out. You can have children take turns picking a food picture and calling out the food. You may have to add in the colour of the food group to which it belongs. Once children have the idea, suggest that they take turns calling out a healthy food that they enjoy. You can change the game to breakfast ideas, or snack ideas or foods that grow in the ground. Be creative!