Why fruit & vegetables are so important & how drinking smoothies can help you be healthy!

Pick the “good” rainbow

Why do we need fruit & vegetables?

Substances that help you to: Grow Heal when you get hurt Keep your skin, eyes, heart & digestive system healthy Have energy

Fruits and vegetables are full of vitamins, minerals, fibers & photo-chemicals

What are those?

What’s this?

Reds are full of… Vitamin A – Keeps your eyes healthy

Vitamin C – Helps heal cuts and wounds and keeps gums and teeth healthy

Lycopene – In tomatoes, protects the cells of your body

Potassium – Protects your heart and blood vessels

Produce for Better Health. Fruits & Veggies—More Matters. Available at http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/. Accessed on April 23, 2010."Vitamin Chart ." KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/misc/vitamin_chart.html>.

Orange & Yellows are full of…

Folic Acid – Helps your body make red blood cells and DNA

Vitamin A – Keeps your eyes and skin healthy

Vitamin C – Helps heal cuts and wounds and keeps gums and teeth healthy

Fiber - Good for your heart and intestines

Produce for Better Health. Fruits & Veggies—More Matters. Available at http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/. Accessed on April 23, 2010."Vitamin Chart ." KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/misc/vitamin_chart.html>.

Greens are full of… Vitamin E – Protects the cells of your body to fight off germs

& bacteria Iron – Helps your blood cells carry oxygen

B Vitamins - Helps your body make energy, is needed for a healthy brain

Folic Acid – Helps your body make red blood cells and DNA

Calcium – Builds strong bones

Vitamins A & CProduce for Better Health. Fruits & Veggies—More Matters. Available at http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/. Accessed on April 23, 2010."Vitamin Chart ." KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/misc/vitamin_chart.html>."Mineral Chart ." KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/misc/mineral_chart.html?tracking=T_RelatedArticle>.

Blues & Purples are full of…

Anthocyanins – Protect the cells of your body

Vitamin C – Helps cuts and wounds heal and keeps gums and teeth healthy

Fiber - Good for your heart & intestines

Produce for Better Health. Fruits & Veggies—More Matters. Available at http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/. Accessed on April 23, 2010."Vitamin Chart ." KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/misc/vitamin_chart.html>.

How much do we need?

"MyPyramid.gov - Inside The Pyramid - Why is it important to eat vegetables? ." MyPyramid.gov - United States Department of Agriculture - Home . N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/vegetables_why.html>. "Fruits & Veggies Matter: What Counts as a Cup? | CDC ." Fruits & Veggies Matter: Home: Eat a Colorful Variety of Fruits and Vegetables Every Day for Better Health | CDC. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/what/examples.html>.

Many countries recommend that

kids get at least 5 cups of fruits & vegetables each day.

What Counts as a cup?

Think of the size of a baseballFor example: 12 small carrots 8 large strawberries 1 medium potato

We can eat them or… drink them!

2 Smoothies to try!

2 cups spinach, fresh 2 cups water 3 cups combination of frozen

mango & pineapple chunks 1 peeled banana

2 cups spinach, fresh 3⁄4 cup water 3⁄4 cup orange juice 1 cup strawberries 1 cup blueberries 2 peeled bananas

Hulk smoothieHulk smoothie Very berry smoothieVery berry smoothie

Finally: let’s be safeYou should always wash fruits & vegetables before preparing or eating them

Apples, cherries, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, raspberries,

strawberries, bell peppers, celery, potatoes & spinach

Wash under clean, running water by rubbing the item with your hands to remove dirt and germs

Make sure to wash below ones especially well, they like to hold on to dirt and germs:

d. Mostly Blue & Purple

c. A Rainbow of colors

a. Mostly Orange

c. A Rainbowof colors

b. Mostly Green

FALSETRUE or FALSE?

Now let’s make some smoothies!

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