You are what you eat!

Now, we have all heard that saying a zillion times, "you are what you eat," but after studying our unit on healthy eating, we know this is true. Our bodies are like vehicles. Vehicles need to be tuned up and run on gas or diesel. As humans, we need energy and nutrients which come from food. This doesn't mean you should all leave the computer and run to the kitchen, making yourselves a sandwich of potato chips, cheese, chocolate, topped with ice cream! While the combination not only sounds like a tummy ache, it is not proper nutrition. A proper diet consists of the four food groups-dairy, meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables and grains. Take the following quiz to test your knowledge of healthy food choices and to see how good or bad some of our favourite foods and snacks really are.


Get yourself a snack to fuel your brain and then begin your mission to nutrition!


Now that you've discovered more information about the four food groups and many of the junk foods we choose to eat as snacks, help Arianna and Marcus explore foods that are made up of a combination of food groups. This game will provide a lot of interesting facts and explain exactly what certain foods provide for our growing bodies. Once you click on the link, the game will be at the bottom left and is called "Combo Kitchen." It is almost good enough to eat!

PARENTS' CORNER: As a part of the grade five Science curriculum, students are studying how science connects to the outside world. In particular, we are examining the effects of nutrition on our bodies. It is expected by the end of the fifth grade that students, "identify food groups from which people in various societies obtain nutrients." For instance, rice is found in the grain food group and is a carbohydrate. I strongly encourage all of you to take part in promoting healthy eating not only in your children, but also in yourselves. After all, we are what we eat!