Eating Healthy
Creating healthy meals
Month 8 · Activity 22 · Nature/Science
Instructions
- Gather 2 large paper plates, magazines, scissors, and glue
- Share with a child that some foods are healthy for you to eat as they make a body grow up strong. (vegetables, meat, fish, fruit, etc.) Some foods do not give the needed nutrients to help you grow and keep you healthy. (chips, soda, candy, etc.)
- Find pictures of foods (or draw your own foods) in magazines that would be healthy choices to eat
- Cut or tear out the pictures and glue on a paper plate
- Find pictures of foods (or draw your own foods) in magazines that would not be healthy to eat all the time
- Cut or tear out the pictures and glue on the second paper plate
- Place plates where the child can see easily to remind them of making proper food choices
Simplify
Share that a car needs gas to go and our bodies also need fuel to move, play, and think. Our bodies fuel is food and it is best to fill our bodies with healthy food choices.
Click here for a song about eating fruits and veggies that give me energy
Extend
Give the child a paper plate and let them fill the plate with pictures of foods they would like to eat for a healthy dinner. Share portion control and the number of items to eat at one meal.
Click here for a Food Bingo Game to play
Click here for more resources for keeping healthy and fit
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
Why do we want to be healthy?
If you know a sick friend or family member, what could you do to make them feel better?
Materials
- two large paper plates
- old magazines
- scissors - blunt edge for children
- glue or glue stick
Language Skills
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