2. Why learning about food?When you haveyour health, youhave
just abouteverything.Youmight have heardthis saying before.What
does it meanto you? Most peopleagree that goodhealth is one of
themost important
3. Definition of foodGood health helps you thinkclearly and get
along withothers at school. Good healthkeeps your body
workingproperly so you can enjoyyour play. Good health helpsyou
look and feel your best.
4. What are the food groups?
5. Vegetable- fruit groupMost of the nutrients in thesefoods
help your body work as itshould.You need four serving from
thisgroup each day.
6. Bread-cereal groupMost of the nutrients inthese foods give
your bodyenergy. You need four servingsfrom the bread-cereal
groupeach day.
7. Meat-poultry-fish-bean groupMost of the nutrients in these
foodshelp your body grow.You need two servings from
themeat-poultry-fish-bean group eachday-
8. Milk-cheese groupThe foods in these group have manydifferent
kinds of nutrients.Some nutrients help yor body grow.Some nutrients
give you energy.Some help your body work as it should.You need
three servings from the milk-cheese group each day.
9. Do you remember ...? What are the name of the four food
groups? How many servings from each group are needed each day? What
can be used to help make healthy food choices? How do nutrients
help keep the body healthy?
10. Do you eat the right food? Stephen Robinson, a government
adviser on food and diet, is worried about the diet of young
British people today. In a recent statement he said that young
people in the UK ate too much junk food. He added that young
children especially did not eat enough fruits and vegetabes. One
inventive food company has started to produced a range of
vegetables with trendy flavuors to make them more attractive to
children.
11. LOOK and COUNTHow many flags can you see?
12. NUMBERSHow many fruits can you see?
13. Stephen Robinson, a government adviser on food and diet, is
worried about the diet of young British people today. In a recent
statement he said that young people in the UK ate too much junk
food. He added that young children especially did not eat enough
fruits and vegetabes. One inventive food company has started to
produced a range of vegetables with trendy flavuors to make them
more attractive to children
14. The idea is that the food authoritiescan then find out
exactly what is in the diet of young people. If necessary, they can
thenencourage young people to includethe right balance of protein,
fat and carbohydrates in their diet. Perhaps we will have a
healthier population in the future!
15. Food PyramidBy Mariana Fernndez English teacher
16. Bibliography Richmond,J et al. (1990) Health for life
ScottForesman.USA Beare, N. (2004) Friends United 4 Macmillan.
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