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#9 – KEEPING KIDS HEALTHY

Protein
What it Does Foods to Eat
• Give our body the nutrients we • milk and dairy products (cheese,
need to grow, build our muscles, ice cream, milk, yogurt)
replace skin and tissues, and • red meat
blood • poultry (chicken and turkey)

• 10-15% of your diet should be • eggs
protein • fish
• nuts, seeds, beans

Carbohydrates (Carbs)

What it Does Foods to Eat
• Major source of energy – provide • fruit
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50-60% of the energy your child • vegetables
needs from food • bread
• Two kinds of carbs- simple and • pasta
complex • rice
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• Simple – sugar molecules • crackers
found in milk, fruit, and sugar • whole grains

• Complex – (also called
starches) – found in grain High carb foods with quick energy
products like bread, pasta, • candy
rice, crackers • packaged foods
• Some carbs are quickly converted • some fruits
to energy by the body, others take
longer to generate and provide a
longer lasting energy. Kids need
a balance of these two types.
• Fiber - part of the grain or plant • Whole Grains – means the
your body can’t absorb. No product was made with the whole
calories – think of that stalk of grain instead of just the insides –
broccoli – your body can only has more fiber and nutrients
process some of the material, it • Whole grains will make you feel
gets rid of the rest. fuller longer

• Fruits, vegetables, whole grains,
beans, offer lots of fiber

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