1. HOORAY FOR HEALTH!
3rd Grade Health Lesson

2. Goals for HOORAY FOR HEALTH:
Learn about Child Obesity in the United States
Discuss what is proper exercise?
Appropriate diets for children
What are some healthy snacks?

3. What is Child Obesity?
A condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or wellbeing.
Effects children physically and emotionally.
1 out of 3 kids are now considered overweight or obese.
***Body mass index (BMI) uses height and weight measurements to estimate how much body fat a person has. To calculate BMI, divide weight in kg by height in meters squared***

4. What is Proper Exercise?
Basketball
Bicycling
Ice-skating
Inline skating
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Walking
Jogging
Running
School-aged children should get up to an hour of exercise or play time, broken up in to minute intervals.

5. Appropriate Diets Sample Meals: Breakfasts
-Low-sugar granola. Can be served with milk, chopped banana, or diluted fruit juice.
-Cup of cornflakes with chopped apple and/or chopped nuts.
-Scrambled eggs on toast, perhaps with plain yogurt and berries.
-Oatmeal with raisins.
-Baked beans on toast with a small glass of whole milk.
Dinners
-Omelet with green beans.
-Lamb with small new potatoes lightly roasted (not fried) in olive oil.
-Tuna with pasta bows and vegetables.
-Pita bread with chicken slices and sliced sweet red peppers.
-Salmon fillet with mashed potato and ratatouille.
-Chicken and mixed vegetable casserole.
Lunches
-Baked potato with tuna.
-Shepherd’s pie and green vegetables.
-Macaroni cheese and green vegetables.
-Chicken and lentil soup.
-Pasta with ham and peas.
-Tuna sandwich

6. SNACKS! Cup of plain popcorn (home-made).
Fruit and unsalted mixed nuts.
Cream cheese on oatcakes and grapes.
Smoothie made of milk and red berries.
Unsweetened nut butter (almond is popular with children) on toast.
Sliced carrots and celery with avocado dip.
Fresh fruit salad with oat pancake.

7. SUMMARY:
1 out of 3 kids in the United States are considered to be obese.
A school-aged child should exercise or play for at least an hour throughout the day.
Avoid eating foods that are high in fat.
Healthy snacks can still be delicious!