Life Is Cool Lesson#3:

Fueling Your Amazing Body

Eating Right Every Day Eating right can help:

• Grow healthy bodies• Get vitamins and minerals you need• Take care of your body’s organs and tissues

• High fat diets increase your risk of developing heart disease and certain cancers

• Maintain a healthy weight• The rates of childhood obesity are double

what they were 20 years ago

Source:  CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 76. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf

The Food PyramidSteps to a healthier you

GRAINSVEGETABLE

SFRUITS OILS MILK

MEAT & BEANS

Food Groups:1. Grains2. Vegetables3. Fruits4. Milk 5. Meat and Beans

Grains

Make at least half of your grains whole grains

About 6 ounces recommended per day• One slice of bread is about an ounce

Benefits of eating grains• Heart healthy • Healthy digestive system

Can you list some foods from the grain group?

Vegetables

Vary your veggies by eating different colors at every meal

Recommended to eat 2.5 cups per day

Vegetables provide needed vitamins and minerals

Can you list some vegetables?

Fruits When choosing fruits, try to eat fruit, not

fruit juices

It is recommended that you eat 1.5 cups of fruit daily

Fruits provide vitamins needed for healthy grow and development

Can you name some fruits?

Oils Know your fats. Some are healthier choices

than others.

You should limit the amount of oil you eat and try to avoid fried foods which contain high amounts of oil.

Fish, nuts and liquid oils like corn, canola and soybean provided needed and healthier oils. Avoid trans fats.

What foods can you name that are high in unhealthy oils?

Milk

Milk is rich in calcium

It is recommended that you get 3 cups from milk group daily

Choose low-fat or reduced-fat options

Milk helps build strong bones

What foods can you name in the milk group?

Meat and Beans

When choosing protein, go lean.

It is recommended to eat 5 ounce equivalents per day• 1 oz equivalents

• 1 oz of meat, chicken, turkey• 1 Tbsp. of peanut butter• .5 ounces of nuts

Meat and beans provide protein• Helps with building muscle

Can you name some foods in the meat and bean group?

What your body needs http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/ga

me/BlastOff_Game.html

Cite: U. S. Department of Agriculture

Review What are the 5 food groups?

What are the recommendations for each of the groups?

What are examples of foods from each of the food groups?

What are some ways you could start to eat healthier?

Food Labels

Source: simpleeasydiets.com

Read the Label

Resources www.microsoft.com www.google.com http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerI

nformation/ucm192773.htm

http://www.spottheblock.com http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources