Healthy and Unhealthy Food for preschoolers

Healthy and Unhealthy Food for preschoolers

1. Why Do We Need Food? Food keeps us healthy and helps us grow. Food gives us the energy to be able to do things during the day. Without proper nutrition, your body can’t survive.

2. Food can be healthy or unhealthy Healthy food includes a wide variety of fresh foods from the 5 groups:

3. Healthy food from plants: Food for humans usually comes from animals (meat, fish) and plants (fruits, vegetables, etc.)

4. Healthy food from animals:

5. Unhealthy food We eat food to get vitamins, energy, and to be healthy. But there is also unhealthy food, such as:

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7. Types of Nutrients - Proteins Foods high in protein include: Red Meat Fish Beans Yoghurt Proteins help your body to grow and repair itself.

8. What does protein do for your body? Other proteins are used to build cardiac muscle in your heart. In fact, whether you're running or just relaxing, protein is doing important work like moving your legs, moving your lungs, and protecting you from disease. Many foods contain protein, but the best sources are beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products, nuts, seeds, tofu and lentils.

9. Types of Nutrients - Carbohydrates Carbohydrates give you energy! Foods high in carbohydrates include: Bread Pasta Fruit Potatoes

10. Types of Nutrients - Fats Fats give you energy! Foods high in fats include: Nuts Oils Avocados Butter

11. Types of Nutrients - Vitamins Vitamins keep your body healthy. Foods high in vitamins include: Oranges Carrots Beef Nuts

12. Types of Nutrients - Minerals Minerals keep your body healthy. Foods high in minerals include: Milk Spinach Salt Sweetcorn

13. Types of Nutrients - Water Foods high in water include: Tomatoes Cucumbers Lettuce Strawberries Water helps to move nutrients in your body and get rid of waste that you don’t need. It is an essential nutrient for our survival. While it is really important to drink plenty of water, it is also important to remember that many foods contain water also.

14. Types of Nutrients - Fibre Foods high in fibre include: Cereal Apples Wholegrain bread Lentils Fibre helps you to digest the food that you have eaten.

15. Look at the food below. Decide whether each piece is healthy or unhealthy, then click on it to see if you are right. Healthy Unhealthy

16. Healthy Unhealthy Look at the food below. Decide whether each piece is healthy or unhealthy, then click on it to see if you are right.

17. Well Done! Healthy Unhealthy

18. Look at the activities below. Decide whether each one is healthy or unhealthy, then click on it to see if you are right. Healthy Unhealthy

19. Healthy Unhealthy Well Done!

20. Healthy Unhealthy Remember! If something is unhealthy, it doesn't mean you can't have it anymore! Some unhealthy foods and activities can be fine in moderation.