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with Fruits and Veggies. Wash Your Hands. Before and after eating Lather with soap for at least 20 seconds - Sing the Alphabet Song once or Happy Birthday twice while scrubbing. Wash Your Food. Wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them. The Meeting Place North.
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Wash Your Hands • Before and after eating • Lather with soap for at least 20 seconds - Sing the Alphabet Song once or Happy Birthday twice while scrubbing
Wash Your Food Wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them.
The Meeting Place North Apples • Apple skin is very nutritious; eat it! • Apples are 25% air and float in water. • Fruits give you energy. Björklund Nutrition 2012
Apricots • Apricots are fruits. • They have a single seed enclosed in a hard shell called a stone.
Ask an Adult for Help Items in a kitchen can be dangerous, so ask for help before cooking.
Asian Pears • This fruit provides energy and helps heal cuts and bruises. • Asian Pear trees are a sign of spring. • This fruit is usually shared with a friend. Specialty Produce 2012
Bananas • Bananas do not grow on trees; the banana plant is actually a giant herb. • Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows bananas. Babyfood 101 2012
Visit the Farmers’ Market Try to see how many different fruits and vegetables you can find.
Baby Bananas • Baby bananas have a thinner peel than regular sized bananas. • Peel this fruit from the bottom. • Bananas help heal cuts and bruises. MexGrocer 2009
Bell Peppers • Peppers come in red, green, yellow, orange, purple and brown. • Red peppers are sweeter than green peppers. Mystic Foods USA
Where do Fruits and Veggies Grow? • On trees • On shrubs/bushes • On vines • In the ground
Blackberries • Blackberries are members of the rose family. • They consist of a cluster of fruits called drupelets. • Fruits help heal cuts and bruises.
Blood Oranges • Oranges are actually a type of berry that grows on trees. • The dark color develops with cold, night temperatures. • Fruits help heal cuts and bruises. Healthy Palate 2012
Eat Lots of Fruits and Vegetables • Fruits: 1-1½ cups per day • Veggies: 1½-2½ cups per day
Blueberries • Native Americans called these “starberries.” • Blueberries grow on shrubs. • For best flavor and nutrition, eat this fruit raw. Oregon Berry Packing Company
Broccoli • Broccoli is usually a dark green vegetable, but may sometimes look violet or purple. • Vegetables help you to see in the dark.
Eat Dinner Together • Make homemade meals as a family. • Limit eating out at fast-food restaurants.
Mind Your Manners • Close your mouth when chewing. • Keep elbows off the table. • Don’t interrupt others.
Cantaloupe • Cantaloupe is a type of fruit that belongs to the melon family. • Cantaloupe is sometimes called Rockmelon.
Carroteenies • Carrots are good for your eyes. • These vegetables grow in the ground. • Carrots can be purple, red, yellow and white. Grimmway Farms
Sleep Well Get 10-11 hours of sleep each night.
Celery • This vegetable grows above the ground. • Wild celery is called smallage. • Many sports teams celebrate with celery. VegOnline
Cucumbers • The temperature inside a cucumber can be up to 20 degrees cooler than the outside air! • This crunchy vegetable is 90% water.
Eat Breakfast! • It’s the most important meal of the day. • Eating breakfast helps you focus at school.
Grapefruit • Grapefruit is a citrus fruit. • Grapefruits are about the size of a softball.
Grapes Nature & More • Grapes give you energy and help heal cuts and bruises. • This fruit is 80% water. • Grapes grow on vines.
Take Care of Your Teeth • Brush your teeth at least twice per day for at least 2 minutes each time. • Floss everyday.
Kumquats • You eat the whole kumquat fruit! • The skin is sweet and the inside is sour. • Kumquats grow on trees.
Mangoes Box Fresh 2012 • Eat the inside; don’t eat the peel. • Mangoes are fruits that help heal cuts and bruises. • Mango trees can grow up to 100 feet tall !
Be Active for at least 60 minutes each day!
Nectarines • Nectarines are fruit cousins with peaches… without the fuzz! • Nectarines contain a single seed enclosed in a hard shell called a stone. Antara'sBakwaas Blog
Oranges • Oranges are actually a type of berry that grows on trees. • Oranges are fruits! • Fruits help heal cuts and bruises.
Limit Sitting Screen Time Limit to 2 hours or less total sitting screen time per day.
Pineapple Wild Attitude • Pineapple helps heal cuts and bruises. • This fruit is actually made up of many little fruitlets. • It takes about 2 years to grow a pineapple.
Family Tree Farms 2011 Plumcots • Plumcots are half-Plum and half-Apricot. • Plumcots help heal cuts and bruises. • This fruit grow on trees.
Drink Water • Choose to drink water over sugary drinks. • Drink at least six 8-ounce glasses of water per day.
Radishes www.dreamstime.com • These vegetables are always in season and they grow in the ground. • Radishes come in the colors white, red, pink, purple, and black. • Vegetables help you see better, especially in the dark.
Strawberries • Not only are strawberries good for your heart, they also look like hearts. • There are about 200 seeds on each fruit. • Strawberries help heal cuts and bruises. Sol Bliss 2012
Color Your Tray • With Fruits and Vegetables! • Make half your tray fruits and vegetables.
Harvard: School of Public Health 2012 Sugar Snap Peas • Each pod usually has about 3-5 peas. • Peas grow on a vine above the ground. • Vegetables give you energy.
Sweet Potato • Sweet potatoes are root vegetables; they grow under the ground. • Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin A!
Make Half Your Grains Whole Choose whole grains over refined (white) grains.
Tangerines • Tangerines are in the citrus fruit family. • They are smaller and sweeter than oranges. • Easy to peel.
Tomatoes • Tomatoes are grown in every U.S. state except Alaska. • Tomatoes are good for your eyes. • Yellow tomatoes are sweeter than red ones. The Cook’s Thesaurus 2005
Eat Foods with Calcium • 2½-3 cups per day • Milk or non-dairy milk substitute • Cheese • Yogurt
Limit Sweets Choose fruit instead for a healthy, sweet snack. Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me!
Zucchini • You can even eat zucchini flowers! • Zucchini grows above the ground. • It gives you energy and is good for your eyes. George Hirsch 2012
Have a really Healthy Day! Hickman Mills C-1 School Nutrition Services