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Healthy eating & nutrition

Grade 8 · Health & Wellness · Free lesson

Hey there! Let's explore how the food you eat helps your body grow strong and gives you amazing energy every day.

Your body is like an active engine. To keep it running smoothly, you need to eat three main food groups: fruits and vegetables, dairy, and protein.

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Fruits and vegetables give you vitamins to fight off sickness. Dairy helps build strong bones, while proteins like chicken, beans, and nuts build your muscles.

Foods That Help You Grow Greens Dairy Protein

Choosing healthy snacks keeps your energy steady. Unhealthy snacks, like candy or chips, give you a quick sugar rush but leave you feeling tired later.

Apple (Healthy) Chips (Unhealthy)
✏️ Worked example

Let's compare two snack options: a cup of low-fat yogurt with sliced strawberries, and a bag of sweet gummy candies. Walk through how to identify which one is the healthier choice.

  1. Look at the food groups. The yogurt is dairy and the strawberries are fruit. The gummy candy is mostly sugar with no real food groups.
  2. Check the nutrients. Yogurt has calcium for your bones and protein for your muscles. Strawberries have vitamins. Gummy candy has no protein or vitamins.
  3. Evaluate the energy. Yogurt and fruit provide slow, steady energy. Gummy candy gives you a quick spike in blood sugar, followed by a crash.
  4. Make your decision. The yogurt and strawberries are the healthy choice because they feed your body real nutrients. The gummy candy is the unhealthy choice.
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