I LOVE FOOD!!!

Little John was a young boy who had many big dreams. His goal was to become an olympic sprinter. Nobody said it was impossible, nobody said he couldn’t do it, but there was one obstacle he had to face. Little John was a very obese kid. He never really thought about it or payed attention to it until his brother Tim started calling him names and making fun of his weight.

He became very self conscience about this. It’s not that he didn’t run around and play like the rest of his friends, but his eating habits were very bad. Little John ate a ton of food, more than any of his family members, and the foods he was eating were very unhealthy and had no benefits to them. Little John became very depressed, and just started eating more.

I'M VERY SAD NOW. UHHH!

Before Little John knew it, he was 195 pounds and only in the 3rd grade! His parents started to notice that he was gaining more weight and told him something had to be done. Little John’s mother, Mia, took him by the arm and sat him down next to her.

LITTLE JOHN WE MUST HAVE A TALK.

YES MOM.

Mia opened up her laptop and introduced Little John to MyPlate. “WOW!” said Little John. “Is this the answer to me not getting made fun of anymore?” Little John asked. “I hope so” said Mia. “Tomorrow you will start your new diet.” Little John was very excited about this.

YES I'M VERY EXCITED TO EXPLORE BEGIN MY DIET!!!

He then asked his mother, “So what exactly is MyPlate?”. “Well little John, MyPlate is a nutritional guide that divides your foods into five categories. The categories include proteins, grains, fruits, vegetables, and dairy. If you follow this, you will become a much healthier little boy and lose much of that weight.” “AMAZING!” shouted Little John, “I can’t wait to start!”

The day came where Little John would start his MyPlate nutrition plan. For breakfast, he had ham for his protein, toast for his grains, strawberries for his fruits, spinach for his vegetables, and milk for his dairy. Little John thought this meal was so delicious. He continued following these five categories for the rest of the week.

One day, Little John was spotted running around the track by kids from his class. They started shouting negative and hurtful comments to him. Because of this, Little John ran away into the woods and began to cry. He got so upset to the point where he wanted to give up on his MyPlate nutrition plan.

Hours had passed and Little John wasn’t home for his dinner. His mother, Mia, started to get very worried about her little boy. She drove to the track where Little John was supposed to be. She didn’t see him, so she started shouting his name. In tears, little John appeared out of the woods. “My Little Johnny Boy,” said Mia, “what is wrong?”. Little John explained to his mother what had happened earlier while he was running his laps.

WHAT IS WRONG LITTLE JOHHNY!?

I'M SAD!