K-State Research and Extension

Hands On Interactive SuperTracker Experience 

Youth utilize food pictures and worksheet to create menu and record food group, portion size, calories, saturated fat, sodium and total carbohydrates. (Format used for 2016 State Intermediate Contest at Kansas State Fair.)

Pros - youth can work as a team; variety of choices presented; rubric provides feedback about what is included/omitted when scored 

Cons - scoring requires accurate numbers from photo cards (which aren’t always correctly transcribed by youth)

How to implement:  

1. Acquire food photo cards with nutrition facts
   
   
2. Optional: print ChooseMyPlate placemats (English) (Spanish). SNAP-Ed counties can get free Plot Your Plate tear pads.
   
   
3. Print MyPlate Daily Checklists for various age groups and calorie needs. We recommend selecting different checklist options for intermediate and senior age groups. 
   
   
4. Provide teams with participant instructions that provides the target calorie needs for Freddy or Frannie.
   
   
5. Youth can write down their full day food choices on the back of MyPlate Daily checklist OR use the SuperTracker worksheet (PDF)  (Word). (Make 1 copy of worksheet per team) 
   
   
6. Optional - take photograph of youth with their plate/food pictures.
   
   
7. Utilize the SuperTracker Rubric (PDF)  (Excel) to score and return worksheet to youth. (1 copy per team)