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Tiger – 1st Grade
Tiger Bites
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 1

Food Group Tiger Relay

Tiger – 1st Grade
Tiger Bites
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 1

Food Group Tiger Relay

Snapshot of Activity

Relay race to identify food items and the food group they belong to.

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Based on the number of Cub Scouts and adult partners in our den you may want to adjust the amount of supplies for this activity.  

  • 3 plastic or toy foods that are vegetables 
  • 3 plastic or toy foods that are fruits 
  • 3 plastic or toy foods that are proteins 
  • 3 plastic or toy foods that are grains 
  • 3 plastic or toy foods that are dairy 
  • 5 small boxes, approximately 2’x2’x2’ 
  • Black marker 
  • A pillowcase 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Using the USDA MyPlate, become familiar with the types of food that are in the five different food groups.  
  2. Set up an area clear of obstacles to conduct a relay race. 
  3. Label one box for each food group; vegetables, fruits, proteins, grains, and dairy.  
  4. Line up the five boxes in a row. 
  5. Place all the plastic or toy foods into a pillowcase. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Introduce the five different food groups and what types of food are in each group. 
  2. Divide the den, Cub Scouts, and adult partners, into two teams. 
  3. Have each team form a line 5 yards away from the five boxes. 
  4. Explain the rules of the relay 
  5. The first person on each team reaches into the pillowcase and picks one item and then runs to the food group boxes and places the item in the correct box.  If the item is placed in the correct box, they return to the line and the next person on the team goes.  If the item is placed in the wrong box, the person takes it out of the box they placed it in and places it in the correct box, they repeat until the item is in the right box. 
  6. The first team to have all members of the team place an item correctly and return to the line wins. 

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