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They research one type of "lifetime" physical activity and write an article describing the activity for a health fitness newsletter. (An extension activity suggests publishing a health fitness newsletter as a way of displaying the students’ Planet Health work and passing on what students have learned about Planet Health concepts to the school community.) Limiting TV time ensures that you’ll do other activities that involve more physical activity.
This lesson examines setting fitness goals using activities that complement the goal setting students may be doing in their physical education classes. Students will read several case studies and write physical activity goals aimed at increasing the physical activity of the people discussed in the case studies. (5 minutes) Give examples of a few simple goals, especially goals related to physical activity.
Get 3 At School and 5+ A Day is an activity that encourages students to eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day, with a particular focus on getting at least 3 servings of fruits and vegetables during school breakfast and lunch; getting more is always better. The students’ goal is to eat at least 3 servings of fruits and vegetables every day at school (including school lunch and breakfast). They will keep track of the servings they eat on a class chart, and they will try to...
Students will design a day’s menu of fruits and vegetables, making sure that their menu choices include at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables. Distribute worksheet 1, Plan a Menu, and explain to the students that each pair will plan a healthful, full day’s menu of fruits and vegetables. Encourage the students to think of creative ways to include several fruit and vegetable servings in their menus.
5. Eat foods low in saturated fat and containing no trans fat. Avoid trans fat by consuming only foods listing no partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in the ingredients, cooking with liquid vegetable oils instead of stick margarine or shortening, and choosing trans-fat -free foods when eating out (e.g., no French fries). However, you can limit saturated fat to a healthy level by consuming low-fat or fat-free dairy foods and lean meats and by substituting vegetable oils for butter when ...
A major source of sugar in the American diet is sugar-sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, fruit punch, energy drinks, sweetened iced teas, and sports drinks. Students will learn to replace soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages with healthy drinks. Instruct the students to measure out a teaspoon of sugar for each teaspoon of sugar they consumed from soft drinks the previous day and to pour the sugar into their cups to visualize the amount of sugar consumed.
