We learnt that 1 serving of fruit or vegetables is about the size of our palm and that half our plate should contain fruit or vegetables.
We then learnt about FAT.
Margarine vs butter?
What’s a better choice?
Which is healthier?
Margarine is healthier.
Butter helps us make bread, chocolate, cakes. It has more fat than margarine, which means you have to eat less or exercise more.Then we learnt about SUGAR.
Did you know that one can of fizzy drink can have 8 teaspoons of sugar?
A small carton of Just Juice contains 5 teaspoons of sugar (but it also contains fruit which gives us fibre, which helps feel fuller for longer), but a better option is to eat the fruit.
Powerade has 12 teaspoons of sugar. It is a sports drink for people who don’t have time to eat, and is mostly for athletes who do lots of training.
We learnt that the number one option to drink is water. You can drink as much water as you want. The second best option is milk.
So what choices can we make?
1. Only drink some of it
2. Share it
3. Don't drink it.
Hi Room 13
ReplyDeleteYou have learnt lots about Sugar and Fat. We had our public health nurse come and talk to us about Sugary Drinks. We agree that water is the best drink. We like how you have shared your ideas on a padlet.
From Room 1
Kia orana Room 13
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your learning with us. We were also lucky enough to have Mrs Kumar visit our school and talk to us about making healthy choices when choosing what to drink. It was very interesting to hear about how much sugar is in Powerade...wow!
Last term we made an iMovie with Grace (our public health nurse) about sugary drinks. You can watch it here http://hpsfortes.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/how-much-sugar-are-you-drinking.html.
Do you think you could create your own iMovie to show what you learned from Mrs Kumar?
From Setoga Class