Myplate Nutrition Felt Figures for Flannel Boards- Includes: Lesson Guide+ Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Dairy, Protein Precut

I ordered this to do some home education that complimented what my 5 year old was receiving at school. The teacher was working on identification of food groups and which foods belonged to each group as well as promoting healthy eating habits. We had a felt board already that the kids loved to use. These food figures were great. The pictures are clear and the kids had no trouble identifying the foods. The figures "stuck" to the felt board without falling/moving.I have used this product to allow the kids to help with meal planning. Both my 3 and 5 year old choose more fresh fruit and vegetables for a meal when I use this as a teaching tool. We have made several games with these figures. I have found that a relay game or race has worked well. I tell the kids to stand on the opposite of the room with the felt board and scatter the figures on the floor. Then I tell them to "get a protein or a vegetable" etc. and the run to grab a figure and place it on their side of the board. I judge accuracy and we discuss the results. I have had the product for about a month now. For the first week we played with it daily as my 5 year old was working on this unit. Even though the unit is over at school, we continue to pull this out every so often and the children will model a meal we ate or are preparing on the plate. I can already see that my children are modeling healthier behavior and making healthier food choices on their own. I even hear "mom, you can't drink pop, that is a sometimes food" or "Mom, you didn't make a fruit for dinner, we need to have something from each food group". I will happily listen to this type of "criticism" of my cooking. Great product to help guide another generation to healthier living!

Very happen with this product. So many pieces. Bought it for a school project and had so many people ask me where I ordered it from.

I use these for my preschool presentation about dental hygiene and nutrition. They stick on my felt board and it is large enough for the kids to see if they are sitting in the back of the room. It has all sorts of food items. Great buy for what I need.

This is wonderful, we have many games but this is so cute. Allowing my daughter to educate themselves about healthy eating.

My daughter likes the set very much. It has a lot of pieces to make a variety of meals. The only thing I think it can improve in the future is to add modern healthy diet choices such as quinoa, Asian vegetables(I live in Irvine.), etc. And maybe take out such sweets as donuts or ice cream. Eating dessert is not a part of a healthy meal although it seems to be a tradition. Thank you for a very good food playset!