Healthy Foods for kids

Name and class Imagine if your body was a fancy sports car. What kind of fuel would you put in it? Would you give it the best fuel you could buy or whatever was around? Your body actually is a little like a sports car. When you give your body good food every day, you have the energy to grow and play. You get sick less often. You grow and become strong. If you give your body poor fuel, it won’t work as well. You might have less energy or get sick more often. So what kind of fuel does your body need? Your body needs minerals, vitamins, fibre, fats and protein every day. Each of these foods has a different purpose. Fun Facts about Healthy Food for KidsMinerals make healthyskinand strongbonesand teeth.Fibre helps your bodydigest food. It is found in vegetables, whole grains and fruit.Vitamins help your body stay healthy and fight disease. Vitamins are found in fruit and vegetables.Fats in milk products, meat and fish help your body build healthy nerves and fight off disease.Protein, which is found in meat, milk products, beans and fish, builds muscles and repairs damage. Healthy Food VocabularyFuel: material that provides energy. Gasoline is a kind of fuel.Energy: Body Strength for doing workDigest: break down and useMilk products: milk, yogurt, cheeseRepair: fix Why is candy bad for our health ? Candy doesn't digest Candy is good for us, it makes us happy and strong Candy blocks our arteries and makes it hard to breathe Candy decays our teeth and too much can makes us sick Do eggs and milk belong to the meat group? No, only eggs belong to the meat group Yes, they both belong to the meat group No, eggs belong to the egg group No, they belong to the cheese group Which vegetable has anti-inflammatory properties? Spinach Kale Pepper Tomato What fruit boosts liver functions? Grapefruit Spinach Cabbage Orange What food group does rice, pasta and bread belong to? Vegetable Group Milk Group Grain Group Fruit Group Fibre is helpful in digesting food. Which foods contain fibre? Burgers and fries Meat Eggs and Milk Fruits, Vegetables and whole grains Not all foods are healthy. Unhealthy foods are _. Fruit juices Brown Rice Pork Soda, candy and junk foods What health benefits does Garlic have? Garlic is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, antiseptic Garlic has no health benefits Garlic is anti-fungal only Garlic smells good Why do we need to eat a combination of the food groups? Each food has a different purpose for our body We do not need to eat them all, we can survive if we eat only a single food group It would be boring to eat the same foods all our lives We don't need to eat them only meat and vegetables How many food groups form the food pyramid? 5 6 4 7