Pick Your Plate! - Español
Expert-developed at a research institution
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Functionality & Mechanism
This educational simulation facilitates the acquisition of nutritional planning skills through a gamified interface. The system requires users to construct a full day's meal plan—morning, noon, and night—by selecting dishes representative of eight international food guides, including those from Argentina, Benin, Finland, and the United States. User selections are constrained by two primary mechanics: a daily budget managed in local currencies and nutritional targets assessed via a 'portion points' system. An integrated tutorial module provides instruction on the application's workflow and objectives.
Intended Use & Scope
This application is intended for students in classroom or home-based learning environments. It serves as a supplementary pedagogical tool for curricula covering global nutrition, meal planning, and resource management. The content framework is aligned with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to provide a broader educational context. This app is designed to supplement learning and may be most effective when used alongside formal instruction.
In the Media
Pick Your Plate! GuÃÂÂÃÂÂa Global de NutriciÃÂÂÃÂón
The Smithsonian Science Education Center developed Pick Your Plate! - Español to teach students healthy meal creation using nutritional guidelines from countries worldwide, featuring an interactive approach where users travel globally with "Plato" to explore diverse foods. The educational nutrition game allows players to "eat avocado toast in Australia, baobab in Benin, and sautéed reindeer in Finland" while ensuring daily nutritional needs are met within budget constraints. The app is available on desktop, laptop, and mobile devices through Amazon Apps, Apple App Store, and Google Play Store.
Living the Martian Life, in Hawaii
NASA developed Pick Your Plate! - Español as part of the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) research project to address nutritional challenges for Mars mission crews, using simulated space conditions in a geodesic dome on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano. The simulation included strict resource limitations and required crew members to "follow various operational protocols and write reports, fill out surveys and conduct experiments" during their four-month isolation period in 2013.
Travel the World and Learn About Nutritional Guidelines in"Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition"
The Smithsonian Science Education Center recently launched Pick Your Plate! GuÃa Global de Nutrición to educate players about dietary guidelines by highlighting food, currency, music, and nutritional guidelines from eight different countries. The game invites students to virtually travel and eat their way across the world, learning about foods ranging from tubers in Benin to avocados in Australia and discovering why each food item holds significance to its respective nation.
Travel the World and Learn About Nutritional Guidelines in Pick Your Plate!
The Smithsonian Science Education Center recently launched Pick Your Plate! GuÃa Global de Nutrición to educate players about dietary guidelines by highlighting food, currency, music, and nutritional guidelines from eight different countries across the world. The game invites students to virtually travel and eat their way across the globe, learning about foods ranging from tubers in Benin to avocados in Australia. Players discover unique food facts, such as how Finland has more than 37 known berry species that grow in the wild and Australia classifies avocados as vegetables rather than fruits.
Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition
The Smithsonian Science Education Center developed Pick Your Plate! - Español to teach students about building healthy meals using nutritional guidelines from countries around the world, featuring a global travel approach with character Plato. The educational nutrition game allows players to explore diverse foods like avocado toast in Australia, baobab fruit in Benin, and sautéed reindeer in Finland while meeting daily nutritional needs within budget constraints. The app is available on desktop computers as a website and on mobile devices through Amazon Apps & Games Store, Apple App Store, and Google Play Store.
Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition Rated Four Stars by Common Sense
The Smithsonian Science Education Center developed Pick Your Plate! - Español to teach students about building healthy meals, using nutritional guidelines from countries around the world. Common Sense Media recently awarded the educational nutrition game a four-star rating. The app is now available in both English and Spanish versions.
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Expert-developed at a research institution
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Oct 2020
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