2.  5 food groups: Vegetable, Grain, Fruit, Dairy,
& Meat and Beans

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!

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

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)

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

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