David Jackson

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You Are What You Eat
David Jackson
2nd Grade
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Eating foods from the food guide pyramid and
being physically active will help you grow
healthy and strong.
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FATS
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Eat small amounts of your favorite foods from
this category.

• Cakes
• Condiments
• Soft drinks
• Chips
• Cookies

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Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group
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Eat 2-3 servings..

• Milk
• Cheese
• Yogurt
• Ice Cream

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Milk Group provides calcium which......

• Strengthen bones which are growing stronger and
  longer
• Stops bleeding if you get cut or bruised
• Muscles contract and relax

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How Do I Get The Calcium I Need?

• String Cheese Combined with fresh or dried
  fruit
• Mini Snacks baby carrots, whole grain
  crackers, low fat milk
• Veggie pizza
  

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Interactive Review for the Milk,yogurt, and
Cheese Group

• How many servings are recommended from the milk,
  yogurt, and cheese group?
• Calcium provides what function/s to the body?

• 2 3 servings
• Strengthens bones
• Muscles contract/relax
• Stops bleeding if you get cut or bruised

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Meat Group
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Eat 2-3 servings.

• Dried beans and peas
• Beef
• Pork
• Chicken and turkey
• Fish
• nuts

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Foods in the Meat Group provide protein and iron
To help build strong muscles
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Iron is important because it
Carries oxygen to all parts of your body Helps
your body make energy Helps prevents infection
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Interactive Review on Meat Group

• How many servings are recommended from the meat
  group?
• Foods in the meat group help to build strong
  what?
• Foods in the meat group provides?
• Iron is important because?

• 2 3 servings
• Muscles
• Protein and iron
• Helps body make energy
• Helps prevent infection

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Vegetable Group
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Foods in the Vegetable Group gives us

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Fiber

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Eat 3-5 servings..

• Broccoli
• Corn
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Mushrooms

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The vitamins provided by eating vegetables

• Vitamin A Helps us to see in the dark and keeps
  our skin healthy.
• Vitamin C Helps prevent diseases

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Fruit Group
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Eat 2-4 servings

• Raspberries
• Apples
• Kiwi
• Strawberries

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Fruit Group foods provides
Vitamin C
which help our bodies heal cuts and bruises and
fight infection
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Interactive Review on Fruit Group

• How many servings are recommended from the fruit
  group?
• Eating from the fruit group provides us with what
  vitamin?
• Vitamin C helps us with what?

• 2-4 servings
• Vitamin C
• Heals cuts and bruises
• Fights infection

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GRAIN GROUP
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Eat 6-11 servings

• Bread
• Cereal
• Pasta spaghetti and/or macaroni noodles
• Pancakes

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Grain Group Foods Gives Us

• Carbohydrates for the Energy We Need to Play,
  Learn, Sleep and Keep Our Bodies Running 24 Hours
  a Day!

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Interactive Review on Grain Group

• How many servings are recommended from the grain
  group?
• What does the grain group gives us for the energy
  we need to play, learn, and sleep?

• 6-11 servings
• Carbohydrates

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INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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Ways to Increase Your Physical Activity

• Recess
• Playing sports
• Exercising

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Let The Pyramid Guide Your Food Choices

• Encourage regular intake of calcium rich foods
• Increase physical activity
• Restrict intake of low nutrient beverages
• Take a more active role deciding what is
  purchased when shopping with your parents

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Credit Slide
Corbin, C. B., Corbin, W. R., Lindsey, R.,
Welk, G. J. (2003). 5th Edition. Concepts of
Fitness and Wellness.
Insel, P. M., Roth, W. T. (2002). Core Concepts
in Health.
http//www.healthfinder.gov
http//www.nal.usda.gov/fnic