Exercising is important in making sure you maintain a healthy body but the food you use to fuel your body is just as important.  The food you eat is what makes your body grow.  Food is what gives you the energy to do activities.  Just like an automobile your body needs to have good fuel in order for it to maintain top running condition.

The Food Pyramid!  The food pyramid is a tool used to show how different food groups stake up and to show you the correct number of servings you need from each food group.  My Pyramid Blast Off  is a game you can play to familiarize yourself with the food groups and the food pyramid.

5 A Day! is a slogan developed to help you remember that you need to eat 5-9 servings of fruit and vegetables each day.  Eating 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day provides a variety of health benefits. Fruits and vegetable are rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, fiber and other nutrients and contain hundreds of phytochemicals. Along with physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight, eating 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day promotes good health and reduces the risk of cancer, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.

3 A Day! is another nutritional slogan developed to help you remember to get 3 servings of dairy each day.  Everyone knows dairy foods provide calcium which is important for growing bones.  Dairy foods have many health benefits other than helping to build and maintain strong bones. Research shows dairy products in your diet may help control blood pressure, maintain a healthy weight and reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

Calories!  You always here adults talking about calories.  All a calorie is measurement of the amount of energy in a food or drink.  Most children should take in about 2200 calories a day.  This site has more information and handy calorie calculator designed just for kids.  Be sure to check out the fast food calculator too!