Help kids dig deeper into food choices and healthy eating tips by learning to identify food and drinks that are more or less nutritious for their bodies.
Kids learn more about food choices and healthy eating tips by using a stoplight as a tool to guide nutritious food and beverage choices.
Think of your favorite green-light food.
Here are some ways that move and food are connected:
Our next activity is similar to musical chairs and will help us learn more about green-light (eat more), yellow-light (eat some), and red-light (eat less) food choices.
Q: What foods give you the best fuel?
A: Any green-light food choices named are correct. Eat green-light foods to have energy to be active!
Q: What is best to drink if you are thirsty?
A: Water!
Begin each day with a green-light food choice to fuel your body and brain.
Time: 10 Minutes
Welcome kids to the final session of fitClub. Introduce kids to the fit-athon games and review key messages about making regular healthy choices to be fit.
Learn MoreHelp kids practice fit choices. Teach them to recall that recharge and mood influence food and move choices. Ask them to identify examples of fit choices.
Learn MoreHave fun recalling favorite moments and games played during fitClub. If time allows, let kids replay their favorite fitClub game and share what they learned.
Learn MoreA final fitClub activity designed to celebrate kids learning to build and practice healthy habits about food, mood, and energy to help them be successful.
Learn MoreKids learn how to use a green, yellow, and red stoplight as a tool to help them classify different foods and beverages according to their nutritional value.
Learn MoreTeach kids to understand that being fit is about having enough energy and motivation to make healthy nutrition and physical activity choices consistently.
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