5. Right balance of
vitamins, minerals,
and other nutrients
Feel your best and
have energy
Helps to handle
stress
Prevent and control
health problems
(WebMD)
6. Movement of your
body
Moderate to vigorous
for 60 minutes/day
Jumping and
climbing 3
days/week (MyPlate)
Long term health
benefits
Make it FUN!
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12.
13. Children ages 9-13
are given the daily
recommendation of 1
½ cups of fruit per day
½ cup of dried fruit is
equivalent to 1 cup for
serving size purposes
(MyPlate)
Ideas for incorporating
fruit, click here.
14. The consumption of fruit can help guard
against some types of cancers
It can ward off numerous types of heart
disease
Potassium, found is large amounts in
bananas, can help with high blood pressure
and decrease bone loss (MyPlate)
15. Important for growth
and repair of body
tissues
Helps heal cuts and
wounds
Keeps teeth and
gums healthy
(MyPlate)
16. Fluid milk products
and products made
from milk
Choose fat-free or
low-fat
3 cups needed each
day
1 ½ ounces of
cheese is a cup
(MyPlate)
Dairy food gallery
17. Offers potassium, calcium, vitamin D, and
protein
Increased bone health
Reduced risk of diabetes (MyPlate)
18. Used to build bone and teeth
Increase bone mass
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22. Necessary to have some oils, containing
healthy fats
Eat monounsaturated and polyunsaturated
fats, not saturated fats
Healthy oils: fish, nut, and vegetable oils
(MyPlate)
23.
24. 1. Why is nutrition 3. Which food is an
important? example of a dairy
◦ We can tell other item?
people how to eat o Strawberry
◦ We have less stress o Milkshake
and more energy o Steak
◦ Vegetables taste good
4. What main nutrient
2. Which is an does our body get
example of from vegetables?
vigorous activity? ◦ Vitamin A
◦ Running ◦ Vitamin C
◦ Gardening ◦ Protein
◦ Brushing your teeth
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27. Food Pyramid-Slide 2:
http://www.upmc.com/HealthAtoZ/patienteducat
ion/W/PublishingImages/foodpyramid.jpg
Disneyrob. (5 Feb 2010). Food Rocks at Epcot
Center. [Video File]. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bzucLY-Ues
WebMD. 12 Oct 2009. Healthy Eating: Benefits of
a Healthier Diet.Retrieved19 Feb 2012.
http://www.webmd.com/food-
recipes/tc/healthy-eating-overview
