Lesson
Teach kids about healthy snack choices.
The lessons in this unit present the four parts of fit—recharge, mood, food, and move—and how they connect and support a healthy lifestyle. Students will learn that having a fit mindset is about having enough energy and the motivation to make healthy nutrition and physical activity choices. Encourage healthy choices throughout the day by printing the Healthy Choice Posters for your classroom or hallway!
Ask students to name their favorite snack foods. Make a list and put a 😊 by the healthy choices. If a student names a snack food that is not healthy, let them know that the food is okay to eat once in a while, but it's not a good idea to eat it for every snack, every day.
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Food is Fuel
Ask students to identify the fit snack choice as you progress through the slides. Refer to the Eat More, Eat Some, Eat Less food chart if needed.
Explain that fruits, vegetables, milk, and water are some of the best fuel for their bodies. These foods make great snack choices!
Think Your Food
Explain that food is fuel for your body. What you eat and drink for meals and snacks is important! Healthy food choices give your body nutrition and energy. You can use a stoplight as a tool to help you think your snack choices.*
*Refer to the Eat More, Eat Some, Eat Less food chart for different food choices.
Check for understanding: Name some healthy snack choices.
Think Your Snack
Students plan a healthy snack using the My Healthy Snack printable.
Today we learned why what you eat and drink for a snack is important. Remember to use a stoplight to help you think about your snack choices. Eat more green-light foods, eat some yellow-light foods, and eat less red-light foods!
Next, we will learn about choices we can make to recharge our energy.
Grade: 3-5
Time: 20 Minutes
This chart shows different food options for each category. Kids are encouraged to eat green-light foods most often.
Get PrintableOur lessons and resources can be used from home, anytime through the year-here's how!
Get PrintableReplay the stoplight game. This time, rather than a color, a food choice is given. Kids respond with green, yellow, or red actions.
Start SlideshowKids classify snack choices as green-light, yellow-light, or red-light foods.
Start SlideshowJust like roads have signs, so does your food. Learn about reading food labels with this slideshow!
Start SlideshowRead a story about two characters. One takes the time to do a fit-check and the other does not. See the differences in their outcomes.
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