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You Are What You Eat. David Jackson. 2nd Grade. Eating foods from the food guide pyramid and being physically active will help you grow healthy and strong. FATS. Eat small amounts of your favorite foods from this category………. Cakes Condiments Soft drinks Chips Cookies.
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You Are What You Eat David Jackson 2nd Grade
Eating foods from the food guide pyramid and being physically active will help you grow healthy and strong.
Eat small amounts of your favorite foods from this category………. • Cakes • Condiments • Softdrinks • Chips • Cookies
Eat 2-3 servings….. • Milk • Cheese • Yogurt • Ice Cream
Milk Group provides calcium which...... • Strengthen bones which are growing stronger and longer • Stops bleeding if you get cut or bruised • Muscles contract and relax
How Do I Get The Calcium I Need? • String Cheese – Combined with fresh or dried fruit • Mini Snacks – baby carrots, whole grain crackers, low fat milk • Veggie pizza
How many servings are recommended from the milk, yogurt, and cheese group? Calcium provides what function/s to the body? 2 – 3 servings Strengthens bones Muscles contract/relax Stops bleeding if you get cut or bruised Interactive Review for the Milk,yogurt, and Cheese Group
Eat 2-3 servings……. • Dried beans and peas • Beef • Pork • Chicken and turkey • Fish • nuts
Foods in the Meat Group provide protein and iron To help build strong muscles
Iron is important because it: Carries oxygen to all parts of your body Helps your body make energy Helps prevents infection
How many servings are recommended from the meat group? Foods in the meat group help to build strong what? Foods in the meat group provides? Iron is important because? 2 –3 servings Muscles Protein and iron Helps body make energy Helps prevent infection Interactive Review on Meat Group
Foods in the Vegetable Group gives us: • Vitamin A • Vitamin C • Fiber
Eat 3-5 servings….. • Broccoli • Corn • Lettuce • Tomato • Mushrooms
The vitamins provided by eating vegetables…… • Vitamin A – Helps us to see in the dark and keeps our skin healthy. • Vitamin C – Helps prevent diseases
Eat 2-4 servings • Raspberries • Apples • Kiwi • Strawberries
Fruit Group foods provides Vitamin C which help our bodies heal cuts and bruises and fight infection
How many servings are recommended from the fruit group? Eating from the fruit group provides us with what vitamin? Vitamin C helps us with what? 2-4 servings Vitamin C Heals cuts and bruises Fights infection Interactive Review on Fruit Group
Eat 6-11 servings • Bread • Cereal • Pasta – spaghetti and/or macaroni noodles • Pancakes
Grain Group Foods Gives Us Carbohydrates for the Energy We Need to Play, Learn, Sleep and Keep Our Bodies Running 24 Hours a Day!
How many servings are recommended from the grain group? What does the grain group gives us for the energy we need to play, learn, and sleep? 6-11 servings Carbohydrates Interactive Review on Grain Group
Ways to Increase Your Physical Activity • Recess • Playing sports • Exercising
Let The Pyramid Guide Your Food Choices • Encourage regular intake of calcium rich foods • Increase physical activity • Restrict intake of low nutrient beverages • Take a more active role deciding what is purchased when shopping with your parents
Credit Slide Corbin, C. B., Corbin, W. R., Lindsey, R., & Welk, G. J. (2003). 5th Edition. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness. Insel, P. M., & Roth, W. T. (2002). Core Concepts in Health. http://www.healthfinder.gov http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic