Healthy Diet and Lifestyle

What does healthy mean?

These things all have something in common... What is it?

They all have an engine!

How do we make an engine run?

• We need to feed it!

• What happens if we give it the wrong food?

Why is she talking about engines?

Our bodies are engines too

• They need the right kind of fuel

• They need the right amount of fuel

• They need to be looked after or they might break down

What does healthy food do for you?

• Gives you energy• Gives your body what it needs to grow• Gives your body the tools it needs to fix

problems• BUT... Only the right foods will give your body

these things.

What is a healthy food?

What is an unhealthy food?

The more we do to food, the less healthy it becomes.

Lets think about an apple...• Fresh from the tree• Older apple from the shop• Cooked• Dried• Juiced• In a cake or biscuit• Apple flavoured foods

Our bodies are very clever

What sort of problems?

How can we eat a healthy diet?

• Eat mostly fresh food• Drink mostly water• Stay away from the things that make us sick• Eat lots of different foods, especially a rainbow

of fruits and vegetables.• Half of your food should be vegetables and fruit• Only eat “sometimes foods” sometimes – no

more than once per week.