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HEALTH WEEK
Healthy Habits for Kids !
A) KEEPING FIT AND HAVING FUN
1) Five reasons you should play
sports
2) Getting muscles
3) Staying fit
1) Five Reasons to Play SportsHave fun
Learning, memory, and concentration
Teamwork
Goal-setting skills
Healthy weight
Less likely to smoke
Mood lifter: brain chemicals and friends
Lessens stress
2) Getting Muscles
Any physical activity
Nutritious food: protein and iron
Push-ups, sit-ups, and chin-ups
3) Staying Fit
Variety of Food (fruits and vegetables)
Drink water and milk
Listen to your body (when you are full)
Limit screen time
Be active
B) BEING GOOD TO MY BODY
1) Time for bed
2) Taking care of your teeth
3) Taking care of your ears
4) Taking care of your skin
1) Time for Bed
Kids between the ages of 5
and 12 need 10 to 11 hours
of sleep each night.
2) Taking care of your teethTwice a day
2-3 minutes
Soft bristles
Change
Tongue
Floss
Dentist
Watch what you eat and drink
3) Taking care of your earsEarwax
Clean
Swimmer's ear
Hot (sunhat, sunscreen)
Cold (hat, earband)
C) FABULOUS FOOD
1) Dieting for kids
2) Caffeine confusion
1) Dieting for kidsGrowing and developing
Variety to grow properly
Exercise
No perfect body shape
Dangerous diets
Eating disorders
Body changes like weight gain = NORMAL
2) Caffeine ConfusionStimulant
Heart pumps faster
Breathing quickens
Hyper
Harder to concentrate
Nervous or jumpy
Hard to fall asleep
Caffeine ConfusionCoffee, tea, hot cocoa, soda, chocolate, and
some medicines
No one needs caffeinated drinks
Dependence
Headaches, stomachaches, feel sleepy or
grumpy
Drink/Food Amount of Drink/Food
Amount of Caffeine
Mountain Dew 12 ounces 55.0 mg
Coca-Cola 12 ounces 34.0 mg
Diet Coke 12 ounces 45.0 mg
Pepsi 12 ounces 38.0 mg
7-Up 12 ounces 0 mg
Brewed coffee (drip method)
5 ounces 115 mg*
Iced tea 12 ounces 70 mg*
Dark chocolate 1 ounce 20 mg*
Milk chocolate 1 ounce 6 mg*
Cocoa beverage
5 ounces 4 mg*
Chocolate milk beverage
8 ounces 5 mg*
Cold relief medication
1 tablet 30 mg*
*This is an average amount of caffeine. That means some of these products may contain a little more caffeine; some may contain a little less.
Kids who are 10
to 12 should get
no more than 85
milligrams per
day.
D) WONDERING ABOUT WEIGHT
Be a fit kid:
Eat well (variety)
Exercise (limit screen time)
Healthy weight (healthy foods and
activities)
BE HEALTHY !