KidsHealth



KidsHealth

Web Activity

Use the following website to complete questions.

Website: 

We will be using the site for "Parents".  Select Nutrition and Fitness.  Then select Exercise

1. Click on the site for "Parents".

2. Click on "Nutrition and Fitness"

3. Under the category "Fitness and Exercise" click on "Exercise"

Using the following information in the article. Answer the

following questions.

1.   Combining proper exercise with a ____________________ is the key to a healthy lifestyle.

Kinds of exercise:

Aerobic

2.  Aerobic exercise burns ______.   Aerobic exercise includes increased ___________ and

elevated ______________.  After 20 minutes of aerobic exercise, the body needs to use

____________________ as fuel.

3.  How exactly does exercise burn fat?

4.  How often should a person exercise?

5.  List 4 aerobic activities:

6.  How does exercise affect the metabolism?   How can increasing your metabolism be beneficial?

7.  What is meant by the talk/sing rule when determining the intensity level while exercising?

8.  Which of the Presidential Physical Fitness Tests would be considered aerobic activities?

 

Anaerobic

Anaerobic exercise involves short bursts of ___________ followed by periods of _________.

Bodies develop _________________ as the result of anaerobic exercise. Although

anaerobic exercise does not burn fat, its muscle-building results complement aerobic

exercise (and bigger muscles burn bigger calories).

9.  Which of the Presidential Physical Fitness Tests would be considered anaerobic activities?

 

 

Click here for the following questions healthy diet

USING THE INFORMATION IN THE ARTICLE, ANSWER THE

FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.  What is the purpose of the food pyramid?

2.  How many food groups are in the food pyramid?

3.  The recommended daily serving shown in the food pyramid is for what age groups?

Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta

1.  Where is the Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group located in the Food Pyramid?  What does this indicate?

2.  How many calories a day should come from this group?

3.  These foods are high in complex carbohydrates, what are complex carbohydrates?

4.  What happens once complex carbohydrates are digested?

5.  How is glucose used?

6.  This group also provides Vitamin B-Complex (folate).  What is the purpose of this vitamin?

7.  How does food from this group aid in the waste elimination process?

8.  Give three examples of food from this group and the amount for one serving.

9.  How many daily servings should come from this group?

 

Vegetables

1.  Vegetables provide many of the vitamins and minerals kids need to release energy from

_____________,  ____________, and _____________, plus build strong bodies, regulate ____________, and pass messages along the ____________.

Since vegetables contain many different vitamins and minerals, it is important to have a variety of them in

your child's diet.

 

2.  How do vegetables aid in the elimination of body wastes.

3.  Ideally, how should be vegetables be cooked?  Why is boiling not the best method?

4.  How many daily servings should come from this group?

5.  Give 2 examples of foods from this group.  Using these examples give the portion size that is considered a single serving.

 

Fruit

13. Fruits are a good source of which two vitamins?

14.  This food group also adds potassium.  Why is potassium important?

15.  What is the best way to eat fruits?

16.  How many daily servings should come from this group?

17.  Give 3 examples of foods from this group.  Using these examples

give the portion size that is considered a single serving.

 

Milk, Yogurt and Cheese

18. Since this group is further up the pyramid, what does that mean?

19. Eating foods in this group is the best way to get what nutrient.

20.  How many daily servings should come from this group?

23.  Give 3 examples of foods from this group.  Using these examples

give the portion size that is considered a single serving.

 

Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts

24. Foods in this group provide the body with two main nutrients. what

are they?

25.  How many daily servings should come from this food group?

26. Although this group provides a good source of protein, why must you

be careful in what you select?

27.  Give 2 examples of foods from this group.  Using these examples

give the portion size that is considered a single serving.

 

Fats, Oils and Sweets

28. Even though sweets contain carbohydrates for quick energy they also

contain many what?

29.  What percent of the daily food intake should be from fat?

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