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HEALTHY HABITS SONG 4º B. Healthy habits song. Facts About Keeping Healthy. Diet › You need to eat a wide range of different foods to keep your body working well.

Facts About Keeping Healthy

What’s in food? › Vitamins › Foods such as fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins. Vitamins › Water › Water makes up more than half of your body, and you need a constant supply of this important liquid. Water › Sleep › Your body rests when you sleep and your brain processes the events of the day. Sleep › Energy and exercise › All your energy comes from food, and when you exercise you use this energy up.

Food as fuel › Visiting thedoctor › When you are sick, you may need to visit a doctor. Visiting the doctor › Energy in food › How much energy do different foods contain and what other nutrients do they supply? Sesame Street - Healthy Food. The Healthy Habits Song For Kids. The eatwell plate highlights the different types of food that make up our diet, and shows the proportions we should eat them in to have a healthy, balanced diet.

It's a good idea to try to get this balance right every day, but you don't need to do it at every meal. You might find it easier to get the balance right over a longer period, like a week. Try to choose options that are lower in salt when you can. Eating healthily is about eating the right amount of food for your energy needs. In England, most adults are either overweight or obese. Based on the eatwell plate, try to eat: Plenty of fruit and vegetables Did you know that we should be eating at least five portions of a variety of fruit and veg every day? More on 5 A DAY. Plenty of potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy foods Choose wholegrain varieties whenever you can, or eat potatoes with their skins on for more fibre.

More on starchy foods. Healthy Active Kids. The five food groups - Healthy Kids. 5 Food Groups - Healthy Kids. Healthy Eating Tips for kids. Benefits of exercise. Find out about the benefits of exercise © 2012 This website is produced by the Student Recruitment, Admissions and International Development Division at The University of Manchester.

Benefits of exercise

Bodyrunner. Teaching resources - Healthy Kids. Healthy Kids Association developed resources Crunch&Sip curriculum materials – a comprehensive resource that covers food groups, everyday vs sometimes foods, the importance of water, and fruit and vegetables.

Teaching resources - Healthy Kids

It also includes worksheets, quick brain breaks and an A-Z of fruit and vegetables. Crunch&Sip healthy eating games – a set of four games that cover similar themes to the Crunch&Sip curriculum materials. Fruit & Veg Grab (Early Stage 1/Stage 1), Everyday and Sometimes Food (Stage 1/Stage 2), Hydration Station (Stage2/Stage 3) and Food Group Match (Stage 2/Stage 3). Fruit & Veg Month curriculum materials – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019. Vegetable Science Interactive Whiteboard Materials – these can also be completed by students on computer and tablets. Fruit and Veg Power Interactive Whiteboard Materials – these can also be completed by students on computer and tablets.

How to link the canteen to the classroom or watch this video Other resources CSIRO’s Taste & Learn – Staying Healthy. Healthy Kids : Healthy Kids Activities. Think a vegetable can’t teach you anything?

Healthy Kids : Healthy Kids Activities

Well think again! Try these cool experiments and activities and see what you learn! Colourful celery experiment Place a celery stalk in a clear container. Fill it up three-quarters full with brightly coloured water (just add some food colouring). Try the experiment with other plants – maybe one with a white flower. Plants draw the water up their stem and send it on to their leaves and petals. Like the celery, your body is mostly water. Salty potato experiment Cut a potato in half. Like the potato, salty food and drinks make people thirsty. Vegetable person drawing Draw your own ‘vegetable person’ using real vegetables, photos of vegetables or a combination of both. The picture of Vegieman may give you some ideas. It’s good to eat a variety of vegetables over the week. Traffic light fruit kebabs To make traffic light fruit kebabs, you’ll need: Cut the fruit into bite-size chunks or balls. The kebabs are now ready to eat and enjoy.

Healthy Kids : Healthy Kids Quiz. The Healthy Habits Song For Kids. Healthy Living. "Brush Your Teeth," Songs About Behaviors by StoryBots. Hand Hygiene: Germy the Germ Gets Washed Away! Exercise is Cool- Hip Hop song to teach kids the importance of physical activity- by Mark D. Pencil. Healthy Kids Rock! Be Healthy 4 Life. Motion Graphics animation about a healthy lifestyle, and good habits.