102 Unit 2 Nutrition and Food Choices Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 26. Reduce Health Risks. Exercise, along with eating healthy, is one of the key factors in obesity prevention. Getting 30–60 minutes of exercise a day can greatly decrease your risk of obesity and other diseases, put you in a better mood, and just be fun! So don’t sit, get fi t! For each day of the week, write one or two activities fi you can do to get moving. After each day, make a note regarding what you accomplished toward your exercise goal. 27. Practice Healthy Behaviors and Reduce Health Risks. Imagine that you have been elected to a Healthy High School Vending Machine committee, and it is your job to determine which foods your high school’s vending machines will include. List at least fi ve healthy criteria that foods must pass to be in the fi machines. Write a paragraph explaining how the new options will enhance student health. 28. Comprehend Concepts. Create six superhero cartoon characters to represent each of the six nutrients. Draw each character and give him or her a creative name. Underneath each drawing, write the following information about each character: What are this character’s “super powers” (what he or she does Chapter 3 Skill Development Health and Wellness Skills for the body)? How did this character get his or her super powers? Where is this character found? Include at least three foods that provide each nutrient. 29. Comprehend Concepts. Label a piece of paper from A to Z. For each letter, write a word or phrase that starts with that letter and pertains to nutrition in some way. Next, write a paragraph about what you learned from this chapter using as many of the words or phrases from your list as possible. You must use at least 10 of the terms, but your goal is to use them all. 30. Access Information. Create a menu that includes all of your favorite foods and their nutrition information. Divide your favorite foods into fi ve categories: appetizers (4 items), main courses (6 items), side dishes (5 items), desserts (at least 2 items), and beverages (at least 2 items). Once you have listed your favorite foods by category, research the nutrition information of all the items on your menu. Finally, create a visually pleasing menu with your foods listed by category, their nutrition information, your restaurant name, and pictures. Print your menu to show to the class. At whose "restaurant" would you want to eat? Hands-On Activity Healthy Tip of the Day Calendar Create a 30-day calendar of healthy eating tips. Write a catchy title for your calendar and include a different healthy eating tip for each day. Include at least five pieces of art and verify that all of your tips enhance health. When fi you are done with your calendar, distribute it to a few of your friends to encourage their healthy eating habits. Example: Eating Your Way to Good Health Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 21 Wait for 15 minutes to go for seconds you may fi nd you are already full. 22 Trade in that sugary soda for a glass of low- fat or fat-free milk. 23 Record everything that you eat today. You might be surprised to see how much you’re eating. 24 Substitute fruit for a sugary snack. 25 Don’t skip meals. Skipping a meal can lower your metabolism by fi ve percent, enough to gain a pound every month. 26 Sample a new nutritious food today. 27 Sit down with your parents and help plan a week of healthy meals.