Health and Nutrition
Health and nutrition are becoming very important in the lives of elementary students. The number of children overweight or obese is rising all the time. There are many factors that play into this problem. Some of the factors could be spending too much time in front of a computer, TV, or video game and not making good decisions regarding snacks.
Below you will find some helpful links regarding health and nutrition. Take a look and see what changes you can make to your diet and your daily activities to improve your body.
www.mypyramid.gov : A site provide by the United States Department of Agriculture which helps you better understand the new Food Pyramid and how to use it.
kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html : This is a great site just for kids (and helpful to parents) and although it is linked to to Food Pyramid page click the sidebar topics to learn some other interesting things about health and nutrition.
The one thing that everyone talks about being important to having a healthy body is exercising. So don't forget to keep active!!!
