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Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating. Grade 6. Box 1 -Fast Food: What’s in it for you?. How would you rate Alex’s diet at the beginning of the video (Excellent, Good, or Poor)? Specifically what were some of the problems associated with Alex’s diet? Too much fat Too much sugar Too much salt

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Healthy Eating

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  1. Healthy Eating Grade 6

  2. Box 1 -Fast Food: What’s in it for you? • How would you rate Alex’s diet at the beginning of the video (Excellent, Good, or Poor)? • Specifically what were some of the problems associated with Alex’s diet? • Too much fat • Too much sugar • Too much salt • Not enough vitamins, minerals, and fibre • TOO MUCH FAST and PROCESSED FOOD

  3. Box 2 – Healthy Eating Tips Over time Alex learns to eat healthier meals. List some of the basic Healthy Eating tips that he learned from Derek. • Eat lots of fruits and vegetables (V,M,C,) • Eat more complex carbohydrates • Eat less saturated fats • Eat less simple carbohydrates

  4. Box 3 Complex Carbohydrates • #1 Energy source • Energy for a long time • Come from Breads, Cereals, Rice Pasta, Fruits and Vegetables • Full of vitamins and minerals • Forms the foundation of a healthy diet

  5. Box 4 Saturated Fat • Fat from animals • Too much of it can clog arteries (heart attack) • Causes obesity Simple Carbohydrates • Refined sugar • Short term energy • Causes type 2 diabetes

  6. What’s wrong with junk food? • Junk food is high in: • Saturated fat : • clogs arteries and can lead to heart attack • Causes weight gain and obesity • Salt: • Unhealthy for your heart • Sugar: • Makes people gain weight • Rots teeth • Bad for the blood • May cause other diseases

  7. Food Guides Canada’s Food Guide USA’s Food Pyramid

  8. Box 5 - Healthy Eating + Active Living • How do healthy eating and active living work together to improve a person’s general health and well-being? • Both: • provide more energy • improve self-concept • provide greater resistance to disease • contribute to better overall health • help a person to maintain a weight that is healthy for him/her

  9. Box 6 - Vitality • Healthy Eating • Enjoyable physical activity/healthy living • Positive self/body image • Explain how these three concepts work together to promote good health and well being.

  10. Boxes 7 & 8 • Reflection 1. List 2 S.M.A.R.T. goals for yourself to improve: • Eating Habits • Active living 2. How can you promote healthy eating and active living at school and/or at home ?

  11. What influences our eating habits?

  12. What influences our eating habits? • Family • Culture • Friends / Social factors • Allergies and sensitivities • Likes and Dislikes • Dental health • Food availability • Media • School food and beverage policies • Environmental impact • Cost • Emotional (e.g. Eat when you are bored)

  13. Group Task – Each group gets 1 topic (example below) Family Influences • Parents have major impact – grocery choices (healthy vs. unhealthy), food preparation (fried, boiled, grilled, etc.), meals that are eaten (does the family eat breakfast or does no one prepare anything?) • Family income could influence what is bought. • Family eating patterns – what they eat, when, and where to accommodate for scheduling, family size, activity level. • Do families eat in or out at restaurants or fast food restaurants? Do they buy already prepared foods?

  14. Media

  15. Group Task • Group 1 = Culture • Group 2 = Friends / Social Factors • Group 3 = Allergies and sensitivities • Group 4 = Likes and Dislikes • Group 5 = School food and beverage policies • Group 6 = Emotional • Group 7 = Cost • Group 8 = Dental Health

  16. What influences our desire to eat and drink? • It is important to recognize internal hunger and thirst cues. • physical factors such: • stage of development • growth spurts • level of physical activity • eating larger portions

  17. Group Discussion At your table answer these 2 questions orally: • How do you feel if you wait until you are very hungry to eat? • How does your body feel when you have eaten too much?

  18. Influencing Others • How can you promote the benefits of healthy eating and active living at school? At home?

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