Health and wellness day 1 2013 2014

A Simple Way to Make Smart Food Choices

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GO! Foods

Eat Anytime and Most Often!

Lowest in Fat

Lowest in added Sugar

Lowest in Calories

SLOW! Foods

• Eat Sometimes and Less Often!• Higher in Fat• Higher in added Sugar• Higher in Calories• More processed than GO! Foods

WHOA! Foods

• Eat once in a while and Least Often!• Very High in Fat• Very High in added Sugar• Very High in Calories• The most processed foods

• Categorizing foods in to GO SLOW WHOA helps us maintain healthy eating habits.

• We need food to give us energy. Similar to how a car needs gas to run.

• BUT… if we eat too MUCH food (energy) it is then stored in our body as fat.

• So… How do we balance it all out??? How do we get rid of extra energy???

So… How do we balance it all out??? How do we get rid of extra

energy???

• We move our bodies!

• Being active burns energy (the food you eat)

Now it’s time to get your body moving!

Everyone stand up by their desk

For every picture of food you see, you must do the following:

• GO! = 5 squats• SLOW! = 10 squats• WHOA! = 15 squats

GO? SLOW? or WHOA?

GO! = 5 squats

GO? SLOW? or WHOA?

WHOA! = 15 squats

GO? SLOW? or WHOA?

SLOW! = 10 squats

GO? SLOW? or WHOA?

GO! = 5 squats

GO? SLOW? or WHOA?

WHOA! = 15 squats

GO? SLOW? or WHOA?

SLOW! = 10 squats

GO? SLOW? or WHOA?

WHOA! = 15 squats

GO? SLOW? or WHOA?

GO! = 5 squats

GO? SLOW? or WHOA?

SLOW! = 10 squats

So…

• The types of food you eat, determine how much exercise you need!

GO > SLOW > WHOA