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Week 12 · Healthy Body Capstone

Thursday

Fuel for every system
// Sleep, movement, water and food for every system
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Fuel for Every System

Rocket sets out a giant paper plate. "My Fuel Plate is ready!" he says. It holds only bread, bread and more bread.

Raven giggles. "What do you notice? Is anything missing?"

Nova circles the plate. "Your body runs best on a mix," she says. "How many food groups can you spot?"

Rocket grabs his crayons. "Plate, version two, coming up!"

Eat a mix

Food gives your body nutrients, like vitamins and minerals.

Nutrients help you grow, think, play and feel your best.

Eating from different food groups gives you different nutrients.

About half of what you eat each day should be fruits and vegetables.

Food groupExamplesHow it helps
FruitsApples, bananas, pears, berries, melonMany hold lots of water
VegetablesCarrots, peas, corn, cucumbersMany hold lots of water
GrainsBread, rice, oatsWhole grains have fiber that helps you feel full
Protein foodsEggs, beans, peasBuilds muscles, skin and blood

Remember Week 6? Food energy first came from the Sun, through plants.

SORT THE FOODS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which food group are oats in?
Which food helps build muscles?
About how much of what you eat should be fruits and vegetables?
StatementTrue or false?
Eating a mix of food groups gives you different nutrients.?
Protein helps build muscles, skin and blood.?
A plate of only bread is a balanced plate.?
Whole grains have fiber.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA balanced plate mixes food groups so your body gets different nutrients.

Design a Fuel Plate

  1. Draw a big circle on paper. That is your plate.
  2. Draw a line down the middle.
  3. On one half, draw fruits and vegetables.
  4. Split the other half. Draw a grain in one part and a protein food in the other.
  5. Add a cup of water on the side.
Oats and rice are ____.
Eggs and beans are ____ foods.
Carrots and peas are ____.
FOOD'S TRIP FROM THE SUN TO YOU
  • ?Sunlight shines on a plant.
  • ?The plant grows a carrot.
  • ?Your cells use the energy to move and grow.
  • ?You eat the carrot.
  • ?Your body digests the food.
WHY THIS EXERCISEFood energy starts with the Sun, passes through plants and powers your cells.
For a grown-up
Keep food talk about variety and fuel, not body size.
Children with food allergies or special diets: ask a doctor or nurse for guidance.

Delicious thinking! Tomorrow we put sleep, movement, water and food together to design a healthy day.

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