The document discusses the importance of eating a balanced diet for good health and provides examples of healthy lunch and snack options for students. Some key points include: - A balanced diet means choosing foods from each major food group in the proper amounts. - Lunch should include fresh ideas like sandwiches with lean proteins and vegetables or fruits. - Healthy snack options include raw veggies, yogurt, fruit, and small sandwiches or crackers. - When eating out, choose grilled meats and fish, steamed foods, pasta with veggies, salads, and thin-crust pizza. - Drinking water is important for health and hydration.

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2. Lunchbox challenge… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4mn56SwM_U What do you think about what the students chose to put in their lunch boxes?

3. Does a girl on a tightrope carrying a sandwich have a balanced diet? Well it depends what's on the sandwich! Eating a balanced diet just means that you choose foods in the right amounts from each of the food groups. Let me show you how it works. What is a balanced diet? Ima g e cour t e s y : h tt p : //www . uni v ie . ac . a t /c g a/ar t / f orain1 .j p g

4. What's in your lunchbox today? Your lunch should be a part of your balanced daily diet. Lunch is an important meal. As you are going to be in school for about 12 years of your life, you will certainly need to get some fresh ideas about what to make from time to time.

5. If you are going to make your own lunch then here are some sandwich ideas Cream cheese, chopped celery and sultanas. Grated carrot and cheese with mayo Chopped cooked chicken and mayonnaise, with lettuce. Leftover roast meat with grated carrot, chopped lettuce and chutney or tomato sauce. Take a roll and a banana to eat together.

6. Always remember to drink lots of Water Go for 2 & 5 website’ Here you can find out about why water is really important for you. http://www.gofor2and5.com.au

7. Eating out, You can choose: Grills - meat or fish and chips - ask for grilled fish, fewer chips, and have a salad. Steamed Asian food rather than fried. Ima g e cour t e s y : h tt p : //cdni . condena st. co . uk/224x288/ s_v / t oo ts ie s.j p g

8. More restaurant choices… Pasta - ask for a mixture of veggies and meat. Vegetarian pizza, or a mixture of veggies and meat. Salads Ima g e cour t e s y : h tt p : // f a stf ood .f reedomb l o gg in g. com/ f i l e s /2008/08/ z pi zz aweb .j p g

9. Snacks at home, Are you STARVING when you get home from school? Why don't you try some of these? Carrot, or raw veggies with dips A small sandwich, roll or crackers with peanut butter or cheese Yoghurt Fresh or dried fruit Ima g e cour t e s y : h tt p : //www .t urnhea lt hy . com/wp - con t en t /up l oad s /2009/06/kid s- hea lt hy - 300x291 .j p g

10. To eat a healthy diet: eat enough food from each group every day choose different kinds of foods from each group every day eat plenty of plant foods (the two biggest groups). eat some animal foods (meat and dairy products). eat little from the 'sometimes' foods. drink lots of WATER! get plenty of exercise.

11. Eating a balanced diet and exercising every day will help your body to stay healthy This type of chart is called a "Pie Chart". It gives some ideas of which foods are good for you and how much to eat. Acknow l ed g emen ts t o : h tt p : //www . cyh . com/ S ubDe f au lt. a s px ? p = 255

12. Your task In four groups design a healthy options menu for the school tuckshop. Type it in Microsoft Word. Attach and email it to [email_address] for feedback. mmadams90.wordpress.com