Are you eating 5 A Day? Of Veggies and Fruits that is…

Did you know that you should be eating 5 servings a day of vegetables and fruit to build a strong body? Is ketchup considered a serving of vegetables? Is it healthier to eat cereal or a peach as a snack? To learn more about what choices we should be making throughout the day, visit http://www.dole5aday.com/MusicAndPlay/Play/P_DetectiveGame.jsp and play the detective game to see if you can find all the healthy choices throughout the day. This website is a fun way to learn more about fruits and vegetables and the importance of eating 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables every day.

Directions: Complete the following activities in your Health Journal. Share your journal with a friend and discuss what you learned.

1. Make a list of all the types of vegetables and fruit you found in the detective game.

2. Choose one day of your week and record the number and type of vegetables/fruits you ate that day.

3. What is the normal serving of baby carrots? Pineapple? Raisins? And a fruit cup?

4. What is your favorite vegetable or fruit? Tell me why, in no less than a paragraph, and include the reasons it is healthy for you to eat it.

5. Write about something you learned through visiting this website that you didn’t know before.