Nutrition Facts of the Day by Category
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|The custom of throwing rice at |To keep your lunch cool double |Calcium is critical to our |What is the difference between a|An orange from Florida will |
|weddings goes back to the time |bag your lunch! The layers of |health because it helps build |fruit and a vegetable? A fruit |taste different than an orange |
|when people thought rice, a |paper and air help keep the cold|strong bones and teeth. It is |is basically a sweet pulp that |from California. Temperature and|
|symbol of health and prosperity,|in. Or, you could put an ice |most important to get calcium |surrounds its seeds (oranges, |soil will effect how the fruit |
|would appease evil spirits so |pack or frozen juice box in a |when you are a kid because that |apples, mangoes). A vegetable is|grows and tastes. |
|they would not bother the |plastic baggie to make your |is the time when the calcium has|a more leaf like plant (cabbage,| |
|wedding couple. |lunch bag a mini cooler. |the most impact on your bones. |beans, and potatoes). | |
|Try new tastes! Have a new food |California is the #1 food |What you eat for lunch really |The official state vegetable of |The popular soft drink Dr. |
|each day. Have you ever tried a |producer in the United States. |does matter! Healthy foods, like|Texas is the Texas Sweet Onion. |Pepper was actually invented in |
|vegetable like jicama, yogurt, |Milk and cream are the number |fruits and vegetables, whole | |Waco, TX back in 1885. |
|pita bread, or dried apricots? |one crops followed by grapes. |grains, and low fat milk will | | |
| |There are about 89,000 farms in |give you more energy in the | | |
| |California! |afternoon and could even keep | | |
| | |you more fit. | | |
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| |Ever wonder how Hush Puppies | |The pineapple is a universal |In Japan, Gerber companies top |
| |got their name? Years ago, | |sign for hospitality |selling baby food is a sardine |
|Many people do not make their |pieces of the fried cornmeal |It takes 10 pounds of milk to | |dish! |
|meals at home like they used |batter were fed to hungry dogs |make 1 pound of cheese! |[pic] |[pic] |
|to. In the 1920's 70% of people|that begged for food. After the| | | |
|baked their own bread. |scraps were given to the dogs, | | | |
| |the owner would say “Now hush, | | | |
| |puppy.” | | | |
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| |Each American eats 22 pounds of|The fruit that has the highest |Many years ago, doughnuts were |In the US, 13 boxes of Jell-O are |
|LABOR DAY |tomato per year. Over half of |amount of antioxidants, or the |made of raised dough and a nut |sold per second. Can you guess |
|[pic] |those tomatoes are in the form |highest fighting power against |was actually baked into the |what the most popular flavor is?? |
| |of catsup or tomato sauce. |disease, is blueberries. |center! |STRAWBERRY |
| | | |It takes 12 honeybees just to |Sometimes the cooking of foods |
|Have you ever noticed that many|Did you know hot dogs, although|Kiwis are a very healthy fruit.|make 1 tablespoon of honey |actually increases the amount of |
|restaurants keep the |popular in America, were first |2 Kiwis supply more potassium | |good things in them. For instance,|
|temperature very cold? They do |created in China! |than a banana and twice as much| |the heating of tomatoes brings out|
|this because the colder you | |vitamin C as an orange. | |good nutrients that can help |
|are, the hungrier you will be. | | | |prevent cancer. |
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|Don’t let the milk sit out! |Isn’t it weird that |The fist breakfast cereal was |If you cannot get raw or fresh |The custom of giving teachers |
|Within 2 hours of standing in |grapefruits, apples, and pears |made by adding sugar and milk |fruits and vegetables, go for |apples originated when public |
|daylight, milk loses between |will float in Jell-O but |to popped popcorn. Ground |the frozen kind next. Usually, |school teachers were paid with |
|half to two-thirds of its |cherries and prunes will not? |popcorn was also used long ago |those fruits and vegetables are|whatever the community could |
|vitamin B content. | |by bread makers in the place of|frozen right after they are |afford, often in food or goods. |
| | |flour. |picked so they have less time | |
| | | |to lose needed vitamins. | |
October
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| | | Everyone should eat a variety of| | |
| | |foods every day. This means that | |Ants are eaten in some countries |
|Water is reusable. So, a portion |The first microwave ovens went on|you must include foods from each |What exactly is a calorie? It is |like Columbia, where they are |
|of the water you drink has |sale in 1947. They cost almost |food group because no single food|the amount of heat energy that is|fried or roasted and eaten as a |
|already been drunk by someone |$3,000 each and were the size of |can supply all nutrients that |needed to raise the temperature |snack at the cinema. |
|else, maybe several times over! |a small refrigerator. |your growing body needs. Try to |of 1 liter of water by 1 degree |[pic] |
| | |eat many foods of many different |Celsius. Then, the calories in | |
| | |colors and textures in your diet.|food becomes energy in our | |
| | | |bodies. | |
| | | | |It used to be the practice at |
|It is good to eat five helpings |It has been traditional to serve |Zebra tomatoes are golf ball | |festivals to grease a pig and let|
|of fresh fruit and vegetables |fish with a slice of lemon since |sized tomatoes with greenish or |The Texas Red Grapefruit is the |it loose among blindfolded |
|every day. But what if you don’t |the Middle Ages, when people |yellowish stripes. Try one if you|state fruit of Texas. |contestants. The person who |
|like them? Here’s the solution: |believed that the fruit’s acid |can because they taste great! |[pic] |successfully caught the greased |
|make them into a smoothie or a |would dissolve the bones from the| | |pig could keep it…..and so that |
|milkshake. |fish. | | |person would “bring home the |
| | | | |bacon.” |
|Green vegetables have a lot more |Carrots were first grown as a |Popcorn pops because there is |How long does it take our food to|The word “breakfast” comes from |
|nutrients than starchy vegetables|medicine, not a food. They |moisture in it, and when it gets |completely digest?? It could take|“breaking the fast” since you go |
|like corn, potatoes, and rice. |originated 3,000 years ago and |heated it turns to steam and |up to 12 hours for your food to |all night without eating it is |
|So, try to eat more green |were white, purple and yellow. |explodes! |be entirely digested. |like you are fasting. It is very |
|vegetables than white ones every | | | |important that you eat breakfast |
|day. | | | |everyday. |
|Chewing gum for over 20 minutes a| | | |Pumpkin halves were supposedly |
|day stresses your jaw bone. But, |If you are not feeling well, |Pumpkins were once recommended |99% of all pumpkins are sold for |used as guides for haircuts in |
|if you chew a piece of sugarless |remember that garlic and onions |for removing freckles and curing |decorations. Championship |colonial New Haven, Conneticut, |
|gum for just a few minutes helps |can help kill flu and cold |snake bites! The Native Americans|pumpkins today weigh over 800 |and giving rise to the nickname |
|to clean your teeth. |viruses. |used the pumpkin seeds for food |pounds. |‘pumpkin head.’ |
| | |and medicine. | | |
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|A man from California, | Salt was extremely rare in the | Good sources of Vitamin C are | Bakers used to find that their |If you were to burn 1 pound of fat,|
|Frank Epperson, invented |past. It was so rare that it was|oranges, lemons, grapefruits, |loaves were under weight, so |you would have to burn a total of |
|the Popsicle in 1905 when |often used as pay. Imagine |strawberries, tomatoes, and |they would add an extra loaf to |3500 calories! |
|he was just 11 years old! |earning a couple of tablespoons |potatoes. Foods with a lot of |every dozen, hence the | |
|[pic] |of salt for a hard days work. |vitamin C when eaten with meat or |expression “baker’s dozen.” | |
| | |beans helps the body also get more| | |
| | |iron. | | |
|In Egypt, breakfast is |Find ways to be active every |Leo Hirshfield brought his secret |Carrots really can help you see |Onions are a very healthy food. The|
|often bought and eaten on |day. You might even write down a|recipe for tootsie roll candy to |in the dark! That is because |word onion came from a Latin word |
|the street. Usually it is |list of fun stuff to do, so you |New York in 1896. He named it |they contain a lot of Vitamin A |meaning large pearl. |
|bread wrapped around |can refer to it when your mom or|after his daughter who was |which is known to prevent night |[pic] |
|assorted fried vegetables |dad say’s it is time to stop |nicknamed tootsie. |blindness. | |
|like eggplant, beans, |watching TV or playing computer | |[pic] | |
|tomatoes, and peppers. |games. | | | |
| | | |The idea for TV dinners came | |
| | |Sometimes people blame that after |from a man named Gerald Thomas | |
|George Washington liked |Sweet potatoes and Yams are not |dinner tiredness on the turkey. It|in 1954 when he could not figure|Originally, pumpkins were used as |
|ice cream so much he |even related. Yams actually come|is really a compound in the |out what to do with his leftover|an ingredient for the crust of |
|reportedly had a bill for |from Africa or South America and|turkey, called L-tryptophan |turkey from Thanksgiving dinner.|pies, not the filling like they are|
|$200 just for ice cream |are rarely seen here in the US. |(L-trip-toe-fan) that makes you |The fist TV dinner was roast |used now. |
|one summer | |sleepy. |turkey with stuffing and gravy, | |
| | |[pic] |sweet potatoes and peas and sold|[pic] |
| | | |for just .98 cents. | |
|Cranberries or cranberry |The first Thanksgiving meal | | | |
|juice may help heal |celebrated by the pilgrims and | | | |
|certain infections by |the Native Americans included |THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
|killing the bacteria that |turkey, venison (deer meat), | | | |
|caused them. |lobster, fish, sweet potatoes, |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] |
| |cranberries and popcorn. Yum! | | | |
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|Chicken soup really is |We sure do eat a lot of food |It is good to eat whole grains in |According to Dominoes Pizza, |Yard long beans really do grow to 3|
|good for you. It actually |here in America! Here, an |your diet every day like brown |some of the more popular |feet long, although they are picked|
|contains a substance that |average family of four consumes |rice and whole wheat breads. Plain|international pizza toppings are|before they reach that height, They|
|helps to relieve |almost 6,000 pounds of food per |popcorn is also a whole grain you |pickled ginger, minced mutton |taste and look like green beans and|
|congestion. Chilies, hot |year. |could eat. |and tofu in India, squid in |originated in Africa or Southern |
|pepper, garlic, and other | | |Japan, and green peas in Brazil.|Asia. |
|hot spices can also help | | | | |
|you when you have a cold. | | | | |
|Ice cream is really | |Being fit is a way of saying a | |White fuzz that develops on your |
|Chinese food! Marco Polo, |Although it is good to eat a low|person eats well, gets lots of |Arugula is a type of salad |ice cream is grown from fertilized |
|a famous explorer brought |fat diet, there are some fats, |physical activity, and has a |green. It is popular in Italian |ice cream spores. This happens when|
|a recipe to Italy for a |like that found in nuts, which |healthy body weight. If your fit, |cooking. The ancient Romans used|you have another container of ice |
|dessert called Milk Ice he|is good for you and can help you|your body works well, feels good, |to eat it for good luck. |cream or cool whip and they mate in|
|found in China. The |stay healthy. |and can do all the things you want|[pic] |the darkness. |
|Europeans substituted | |to do. | | |
|cream for the milk, and | | | | |
|ice cream was officially | | | | |
|born. | | | | |
| | |Why do we say a person “Eats like |Kwanzaa is an African-American |The eight day Jewish Festival of |
|Did you know that about |Even during the holidays you |a bird” when they are small |feast celebrated from December |Lights is traditionally celebrated |
|88% of all milk is water |should eat all foods in |eaters? Birds actually eat ½ their|26 – January 1st. Originally it |with doughnuts or potato pancakes |
|and only about 12% has |moderation. This means that you |own body weight in food every day.|was to celebrate the first |(latkes), which are fried in oil. |
|solid food value? So if |have to be careful not to eat |If humans did this, a 50 pound |harvest of crops. Sweet potatoes|This is a reminder of the oil that |
|you are thirsty it may be |too much of any one type of |child would have to eat 25 pounds |and banana custard with raisins |burned in the temple for eight |
|best to drink water or |food. |of food a day! |are the foods eaten for this |days. |
|milk. | | |celebration. | |
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| | | | |In Japan, New Year’s food is red|
| | | | |snapper, which brings good luck |
|WINTER BREAK |WINTER BREAK |WINTER BREAK |WINTER BREAK |because of its color, which the |
| | | | |Japanese consider lucky. |
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| | | |A cow has 4 stomachs – one to |A hive of bees flies over 55,000|
| | |Pasta is one of America’s |store food, one for food more |miles to bring you one pound of |
|In Madrid, Spain, people count |Washington State grows the most |favorite foods with 1.3 million |thoroughly chewed, one where |honey. They must tap two million|
|down the last minutes of the old|apples than anywhere else in the|pounds of 16 ounce spaghetti |extra water is squeezed out and |flowers to make that one pound |
|year by popping grapes into |United States. Fresh apples |packages sold last year. That |then the one where the remaining|of honey. Each worker bee makes |
|their mouths! |float because 25% of their |much spaghetti could circle the |food goes. Some of the digested |1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in|
|[pic] |volume is air. |Earth’s equator almost nine |food is then stored in the cows |its lifetime. |
| |[pic] |times. |udder where it is made into | |
| | | |milk. | |
| |An egg shell may have as many as| | |January 19th is National Popcorn|
|The same chemical that gives |17,000 tiny pores over its |Americans eat 100 acres of pizza|Distribution of Animals in a box|Day. Some Native American tribes|
|cherries their color may relieve|surface. Through them, the egg |each day, or 350 slices per |of Animal Crackers: 6 Gorillas,|popped corn right on the cob by |
|pain better than aspirin in |can absorb flavors and odors. |second. Each man, women and |5 bears, 4 camels, 3 rhinos, 2 |spearing the corn cob with a |
|humans. Be sure to eat cherries |That is why storing them in |child in America eats an average|tigers, 2 monkeys, 2 sheep, 1 |stick and holding it near the |
|often. |their cartons keeps them fresh. |of 23 pounds of pizza a year. |buffalo and 1 lion. |fire. The kernels would pop and |
| | | | |stay attached to the cob. |
| | | |Soybean oil is the most widely | |
|One bushel of corn will sweeten |Colonists thought that the |The dairy cow can produce enough|used vegetable oil. It is found |Ketchup, or catsup, originated |
|more than 400 cans of soda. |flavor of ham was related to the|milk for 40 people for one year,|in margarine’s, salad dressings,|in China in 1690. It was used as|
|Farmers can grow corn on every |number of snakes eaten by pigs –|which is about 16,000 glasses. |canned foods, sauces, baked |a pickled fish sauce. |
|continent except Antarctica. |the more snakes, the better the |Milk is very good for you; make |goods, and processed fried | |
| |flavor. |sure you drink milk every day. |foods. These foods should be |[pic] |
| | | |limited in your diet to stay | |
| | | |healthy. | |
FEBRUARY
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| |Pepperoni is America’s favorite | |The top 10 most recognized Food | |
|Sometimes a hen will produce |pizza topping. Anchovies always |One acre of soybeans can produce|Characters by Pillsbury are: |Chop suey is not a Chinese dish, but |
|double-yoked eggs. It is rare, |rank last on the list of |82,368 crayons. Soy crayons were|Doughboy, 7-Up Spot, California |was invented in America by Chinese |
|but not unusual, for a young hen|favorite toppings. In Japan, |created in place of wax crayons |Raisins, M&M Characters, Tony |cooks. The name chop suey means “odds|
|to produce an egg with no yolk |squid is the number one pizza |because they are brighter in |the Tiger, Trix Rabbit, Nestle |and ends” and first appeared in print|
|at all. |topping! |color, and less expensive to |Quick Bunny, Ronald McDonald, |in 1888. |
|[pic] |[pic] |make. |Chester Cheetah, and Elsie the | |
| | | |Borden Milk Cow. | |
|Drink water and milk most often.| | | | |
|When you are really thirsty, |Abe Lincoln’s mother died when |Try to taste new foods and old |The dye used to stamp the grade |The sandwich is named for the Fourth |
|cold water is the number 1 |the family dairy cow ate |ones you have not tried for a |on meats is actually edible. It |Earl of Sandwich in the 1700’s, for |
|thirst-quencher. And, there is a|poisonous mushrooms and Mrs. |while. Some foods, like green |is made from grape skins. |which sandwiches were made so that he|
|reason your school cafeteria |Lincoln drank the milk. |veggies, taste better the older | |could stay at the card table without |
|offers milk. Kids need calcium | |you get. Shoot for five servings| |interruption for meals. |
|to grow strong bones, and milk |[pic] |of fruits and vegetables a day –| | |
|is a great source of this | |2 fruit and 3 vegetables. | | |
|mineral. | | | | |
| | | |How can you tell if a Chile | |
|Chocolate contains a natural |Peanut butter sandwiches have |A law forbidding the sale of |pepper is spicy? It does not |Potato chips were invented in 1853 by|
|substance that has been reported|been a long time favorite of |sodas on Sunday back in the |depend on the color of the |chef George Crum. They were made as a|
|to give you the same reaction in|kids. The average child will eat|1800’s motivated William Garwood|pepper at all. Usually, the |joke for a customer who complained |
|the body as falling in love. |1,500 PB sandwiches by their |to invent the ice cream sundae. |smaller the pepper, the hotter |that their French fries were too |
| |high school graduation. | |it is. The hottest pepper in the|thick! |
| | | |world is the Habanero. | |
|Be careful when eating your next|In a Chinese meal, the last | |In Russia, they serve pizza | |
|peanut butter sandwich. The Food|course is always soup. This is |Pound cake got its name because |covered with mockba, which is a |Rice is a healthy food and is very |
|and Drug Administration (FDA) |because they used to believe it |of the pound of butter that it |combination of sardines, tuna, |abundant throughout the world. Rice |
|allows an average of 30 or more |allowed the meal to “swim” |contained. |mackerel, salmon, and onions. In|is the staple food for more than ½ of|
|insect fragments and one or more|towards digestion. | |France, a popular combo is |the world’s population. |
|rodent hairs in every jar of | |[pic] |called the Flambee, with bacon, | |
|peanut butter, | | |onion, and fresh cream. | |
MARCH
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|How much Calcium do kids need? |More than 1/2 of the weight of |Aerobic exercise, like walking, |The next time someone says “Eat |[pic] |
|If you are 9 or older you need |your body is water. The higher |running, swimming, skating, and |like a pig,” take it as a |According to folklore, pretzels |
|1300mg a day. You can get |amount of water you have usually |playing soccer burns fat and |compliment! Pigs don’t overeat, |were given to children who knew |
|calcium from milk, cheese, and |the lower amount of fat you may |calories in your body. Try to do|and their diet is the closest to|their prayers. The pretzel shape|
|yogurt or even cooked white |have on your body. |30 minutes or more of activity |the human diet than any other |was supposed to signify arms |
|beans. Try to eat 3 servings of| |on most days of the week. |animal. |folded across the chest in |
|foods a day that have calcium. | | |[pic] |prayer. |
|Antioxidants are things found |It is important for everyone to |Watermelons are very healthy and|The ancient Egyptians thought |The day before Lent is called |
|in foods that help protect our |maintain a healthy weight by |delicious. They contain good |onions kept evil spirits away. |Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, or |
|bodies from illness and |balancing the amount of calories |nutrients like vitamins A, B6, C|When they made a promise, they |Mardi Gras. Traditionally, |
|disease. Fruits and vegetables |you eat with the amount of |as well as potassium. Every part|would place one hand on an |people made pancakes to use up |
|contain lots of antioxidants, |calories the body uses for |of the watermelon is edible – |onion. |their butter and eggs, which |
|like Vitamins A, C and E to |activity. |even the rind! | |were not allowed during Lent. |
|keep us healthy. | | | | |
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|What do you, the trees, and a | | |According to the Guinness World |Fat contains more than twice the|
|hamster have in common? You all|16 billion jelly beans are made |Ninety million chocolate Easter |Records, the largest Easter egg |amount of calories as equal |
|need water. All living things |for Easter. Can you guess which |bunnies are made each year. In |ever made was more than 25 feet |amounts of carbohydrates or |
|must have water to survive, |color jelly bean is kids’ |the United States, 76% [pic]of |high and made of chocolate and |protein. You should not eat more|
|whether they get it from a |favorite? Red |people eat the ears on chocolate|marshmallow. The egg weighed |than ~65 grams of fat per day to|
|water fountain, a rain cloud, | |bunnies first. |almost 9,000 pounds! |stay healthy. |
|or a little bottle attached to |[pic] | | | |
|the side of a hamster cage. | | | | |
APRIL
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|In France, a person who is |Fish is actually good for your |For many years Europeans have |One of the important nutrients |What is Jell-O made of? It |
|fooled on April 1st is called |brain because of the mineral |used garlic as a charm against |you get from food is fiber. Good|consists of 4 ingredients: |
|“April Fish.” Chocolate fish are|zinc it contains. If you are low|the evil eye. Some wore bulbs of|sources of fiber are beans, |gelatin, water, artificial |
|the treats for the day. |on zinc it can affect your |garlic around their necks. |oatmeal, wheat breads, cereals |sweetener, and food coloring. |
| |memory and thinking. |Others would place wreaths of |and the skins of many fruits and|Not to gross you out but gelatin|
|In the US long ago people poured| |garlic over their doors for |vegetables. Fiber can help your |is made up of a kind of protein |
|chocolate over pieces of cotton |[pic] |protection. |heart, help you from getting |found in cow and pig hides, |
|on April 1st to fool others with| | |diseases and it helps you digest|hooves and bones. |
|“cotton candy.” | | |your food better. | |
|Why does cutting onions make you| | | |Does it really take years to |
|cry? When you cut into an onion,|In 1830 pizza began with the |Americans should not eat more |Spinach is good for your |digest gum if we swallow it? |
|a powerful acid sprays up into |opening of the world’s first |than 10 teaspoons per day of |spirits. It contains a lot of a |Nope, that is just a myth. Our |
|the air. The acid causes your |pizzeria. The pizzas were cooked|sugar. One soft drink alone |vitamin called folic acid. If |stomach doesn’t digest gum at |
|eyes to sting and begin to tear |in an oven lined with lava from |contains about 9 teaspoons of |you do not have enough folic |all. Because it is made out of |
|up until they have gotten rid of|Mount Vesuvius, a volcano |sugar. Make sure to limit the |acid in your body you may feel |soluble fiber, chewing gum |
|the irritation. |located in Italy. |amount of sugar you eat every |sad and depressed. |passes right through us! It |
| | |day. |[pic] |comes out with the rest of our |
| | | | |waste, usually a day or two |
| | | | |after you eat it. |
| | | | |The word “pothole” came from the|
|Wash your hands before eating! |British sailors used to be |The first recorded watermelon |Chew your food! Food needs to be|Irish. They use to boil their |
|Germs, which can make you sick, |called “Limeys” because they ate|harvest appeared in |well mixed in your mouth with |potatoes in a pot, when they |
|are spread more easily from your|limes to prevent scurvy, a |hieroglyphics on an Egyptian |saliva so it can slide down |were finished cooking, the pot |
|hands, than say, your lips. When|disease caused by lack of |tomb 5,000 years ago. Early |easily and start being digested.|was lifted off the fire and set |
|you have a cold, keep your hands|Vitamin C in the diet. |explorers also used watermelons | |on the ground to cool. In the |
|clean and don’t worry about | |as canteens to carry water |[pic] |process of mashing the potatoes,|
|kissing someone. | |during dry seasons. | |the pot would be pushed into the|
| |[pic] | | |ground and in time a deep hole |
| | | | |would develop – a pothole! |
| | | |Your body is made up of a large |To get more of the good |
|Turkeys lay eggs just like |If you’re hot should you cool |Today we are eating 900% more |amount of protein. Protein is |nutrients in your diet eat |
|chickens do. But turkey eggs are|off with ice cream? No. Ice |broccoli than we did 20 years |part of all your cells, muscle, |highly colored foods like sweet |
|twice as big as chicken eggs. |cream feels cool, but because it|ago. Today, the average person |bones and skin. In your diet you|potatoes, carrots, cantaloupe, |
|They are pale and a creamy tan |is loaded with a lot of |in the US eats four and a half |can find protein in meats, eggs,|squash, apricots, pumpkin, |
|color with brown speckles. |calories, or energy, it actually|pounds of broccoli each year – |cheese, nuts, beans, and soy. |mangos, and leafy green |
| |makes your body warmer. |which is great because broccoli |Make sure to include protein |vegetables like collard greens, |
| | |is very nutritious. |foods in your diet every day. |spinach, and kale. |
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|The food that you eat is made up|People did not have |Vitamin E helps keep your blood |The body gets its water from |Food should always be enjoyable.|
|of fat, protein, fiber and |refrigerators until the 1920’s. |and skin healthy. Foods that |three sources: from drinks, from|But, if food is not handled |
|carbohydrates. These nutrients |Before that they kept food cold |have a lot of Vitamin E in them |the water in foods (especially |correctly harmful bacteria can |
|give you energy and calories in |by storing it on windowsills, |are nuts, beans, and lots of |fruits and vegetables), and as a|grow and cause food poisoning. |
|your diet. |blocks of ice, or even burying |green vegetables. |result of reactions within the |Wash your hands thoroughly |
| |it in the garden to keep it |[pic] |body. It is recommended to drink|before you touch food, after |
| |cool. | |6-8 glasses of water per day. |going to the bathroom, and after|
| | | | |touching pets. |
|Vitamin C helps your teeth, gums|Some people have allergic |Caffeine can make you very |The yeast that is used as an |The world record for watermelon |
|and bones. It also helps to heal|reactions to food. Almost 75% of|awake, but too much is not good |ingredient in the baking of |seed spitting is held by Jack |
|your cuts and bruises. You can |these reactions are caused by |for you. A 60 pound child who |breads is actually a single |Dietz of Chicago, who spit a |
|find lots of Vitamin C in |either eggs, peanuts, or milk. |drinks 2 soft drinks in a day is|celled fungus. |seed a distance of 66 feet and |
|oranges, tomatoes, broccoli, and| |getting the same amount of |[pic] |11 inches! |
|melons. | |caffeine as a 175 pound adult | | |
|[pic] | |who drinks 8 cups of coffee! | | |
|In order for a product to be |Folate is a nutrient very |Uglifruit is a fruit that comes |Texas has 2 official state |It takes about 20 minutes for |
|called “chocolate” it must |important for growth and kids |from Jamaica. It is a cross |peppers: the jalapeno and the |your brain to get the message |
|contain chocolate liquor, which |often do not get enough of it. |between a grapefruit and a |chiltepin. Both of which are |that your body is getting food |
|is what gives it the bitter |You could eat fortified |mandarin orange. It is about the|used in the official state dish |and is full. So, slow down when |
|flavor and dark color. So there |breakfast cereal in the morning,|size of a small grapefruit and |of Texas – Chili. |your eating to give your brain a|
|is no such thing as “white |breads, or green leafy |has an ugly appearance. |[pic] |chance to get the word your |
|chocolate” even though it comes |vegetables throughout the day to| | |full! |
|from the cocoa plant because it |make sure you get enough of this| | |[pic] |
|does not have the liquor added |important nutrient. | | | |
|to it. | | | | |
|Lentils are a member of the pea |Fat is found in plants and in |Iron is a mineral that helps you|Vitamin A is good for your teeth|The official state plant of |
|family. They are grown for there|meat. The fat from plants is |keep your blood healthy. Good |and skin and gives you energy. |Texas is the prickly pear cactus|
|seeds, which are dried and used |called oil. Many healthy oils |sources of iron to eat every day|You can find Vitamin A in |which you can actually eat. It |
|in soups and stews. They are |come from olives, and seeds like|include red meat, eggs, |spinach, fruit, and milk. |tastes similar to a tart green |
|rich in protein and |sesame seeds. Your body needs |fortified breakfast cereals, and|[pic] |bean, asparagus, or pepper. |
|carbohydrates and are also a |some fat but most people eat |beans. | | |
|good source of calcium, |way too much so be careful! | | | |
|phosphorous, iron and the B | | | | |
|vitamins. | | | | |
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