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= Nutrition - It's Important to be Healthy! =

**Physical activity**- any type of exercise or movement such as walking, jumping, playing basketball, or riding a bike
It is important to have 30-60 minutes or more of physical activity each day.

**Vitamins**- special nutrients that our body needs in order to grow and be healthy
We can take vitamins when our parents give them to us, but there are also vitamins in the food we eat.

**Obesity-** Obesity is a term that applies to a person who is well over their healthy weight. A person's BMI score is often used to diagnose obesity.

**Body Mass Index (BMI) –** BMI is a number that tells if a person is at a healthy weight for their height. This site has a BMI Calculator- []

** Protein ** - a nutrient that provides our bodies with essential amino acids that are the body’s primary building material. Sources of protein include meat, dairy products, fish, nuts and legumes.



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 * Related Links **

homenutritiondata.self.com www.nutrition.org

NFL's campaign to get kids active [|NFL Play 60]

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This is a great link to add to your unit- it has tons of interactive activities suited for younger children- I had a great time going through it! //posted by Lisa Kaufman//

[]- this has a wide variety of acttivities and lessons to do that would accompany your unit! It looked great!


 * Interactive Nutrition PowerPoint **
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