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Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating. Foodie fact Children that eat breakfast get better scores in tests than children that don’t !. A Healthy Diet and Our Body. If our bodies are human machines food is our fuel . How well we eat, affects how well our bodies work, and how long we live.

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Healthy Eating

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  1. HealthyEating

  2. Foodie fact Children that eat breakfast get better scores in tests than children that don’t! A Healthy Diet and Our Body • If our bodies are human machines food is our fuel. How well we eat, affects how well our bodies work, and how long we live. • It is especially important that we eat heathily as children, as we are still growing and developing; a young plant not given proper nutrients grows up to be a poor specimen . • A healthy diet is sometimes called a balanced diet as it needs to consist of different types of foods. • Eating properly and regularly is really important; what we eat and drink now, affects our health in the future. Back to Introduction

  3. Healthy Eating Pyramid Carbohydrates: take most food from this group (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

  4. Healthy Eating Pyramid Fruit and vegetables: take 5 portions a day from this group Carbohydrates: take most food from this group (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

  5. Healthy Eating Pyramid Meat, fish and dairy: take something from this group Fruit and vegetables: take 5 portions a day from this group Carbohydrates: take most food from this group (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

  6. Healthy Eating Pyramid Foods high in fats and sugars: take only small amounts from this group Meat, fish and dairy: take something from this group Fruit and vegetables: take 5 portions a day from this group Carbohydrates: take most food from this group (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

  7. Bread, cereals and potatoes Fruit and vegetables Meat and fish Milk and dairy Fatty and sugary Energy giving food Body Building food • Sort food into the 3 main groups. • Remember, the groups are: Protective food

  8. Which 2 foods belong to the Protective food group?

  9. Which 2 foods belong to the Protective food group?

  10. Which 2 foods belong to the Energy giving group?

  11. Which 2 foods belong to the Energy giving group?

  12. Which 2 foods belong to the Body building group?

  13. Which 2 foods belong to the Body building group?

  14. How does food help us? • Fruit and vegetables contain minerals and vitamins. They stop us becoming ill. • Milk and dairy foods contain calcium. It helps our bones, teeth and nails to grow. • Meat and fish contain protein. It helps our body to grow and repair itself. • Bread, cereals and potatoes contain fibre and carbohydrates. This helps us to digest our food, and gives us energy.. • Fatty and sugary foods contain fat. They give us energy, but only in small amounts.

  15. DRINKS WATER: WE SHOULD DRINK ABOUT 8 GLASSES OF WATER PER DAY

  16. Food label You cannot trust the front of the pack – you need to read the back! Reading the Labels on Foods Food labelling is confusing. The front of packaging often tells a different story to the back. Products that claim to be Low in fat on the front, may be loaded with sugar, and sometimes, products saying things like ‘Less than 5% fat’ have more fat tha similar products! Look at example food labels. Back to Introduction

  17. Eat Well and Stay Healthy! • Don’t forget daily physical activity is important, too. • Physical activity simply means movement of the body that uses energy. Walking, hiking, bicycling, swimming, dancing gardening, briskly pushing a baby stroller, climbing the stairs, or playing soccer are all good examples of being active. • Adults should be physically active for at least 30 minutes a day. • Children and teenagers should be physically active for 60 minutes a day.

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