Eat well
One way to make sure we are looking after ourselves is to EAT WELL!
We need to eat ALL SORTS
of food to make sure we can...
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We need a mixture of different foods EVERYDAY to give us the energy to keep going.
Different people enjoy different food! But whether your favourite meal is chicken noodles or pesto pasta…it is important to make sure we get a good balance in what we eat.
We can put different types of food into different groups – called FOOD GROUPS!
Have a go at our quiz to find out more...
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FRUIT and VEGETABLES are full of VITAMINS.
If you have a cut - vitamin C will help it to heal. It’s not just oranges that have this amazing vitamin - all fruit and veg do!
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What do these FRUIT and VEGETABLES
give us to keep us healthy?
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CARBOHYDRATES give us lots of ENERGY.
Ed loves to have a bowl of porridge for breakfast to keep him going until lunch time.
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What do CARBOHYDRATES
like these do for us?
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DAIRY foods are full of CALCIUM - the mineral that keeps our teeth and bones strong.
There are other non-dairy foods that contain calcium - like nuts, seeds and tofu.
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What do these foods have in them to
help our teeth and bones stay strong?
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PROTEIN helps the body grow and repair
MUSCLES. It helps make us STRONGER.
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All these foods give us PROTEIN.
Why is protein particularly important for our bodies?
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Remember: eating food from all these
different food groups is a really good way to
KEEP YOUR BRAIN AMAZING!
EATING WELL is not always easy. Sometimes we don’t feel like certain foods and sometimes we don’t have much choice of what to eat...
Why not try our EAT THE RAINBOW CHALLENGE?!
A good way of remembering to eat well is to try and eat as many different coloured foods as possible. See if you can eat 5 different colours of vegetable and fruit each week.
TAP on the rainbow for some ideas.
Try some juicy strawberries,
a crunchy pepper, a sweet tomato or some cheerful cherries.
Oranges are orange!
So are carrots, butternut squash, peaches and some peppers.
You could munch on a banana
or crunch on some corn…
There are so many green fruit and
vegetables to choose from - apple, peas, kiwi, celery, broccoli, beans, cabbage, cucumber.
What is your favourite?
We can only really think of one blue
fruit or veg - but they are full of
vitamins and are yummy! Blueberries!
Have you ever tried an aubergine?
Purple on the outside, white inside.
And don’t forget the water! Drink plenty to keep you hydrated.
Here are some of Ed and Chloe’s
favourite recipes for you to try...
Breakfast
Recipes
Lunch/Dinner
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