Healthy Basics: Eating Healthy

Be Smart: How to Eat Healthy

• Eat slowly. Chew each bite well.
• Turn off the TV when you eat.
• Sit down to eat.
• When you can, eat with your family.
• Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day.
• Choose healthy snacks:
  • Raw vegetables
  • Piece of fruit
  • Yogurt
  • Low-fat cheese

Eat Right to be a Healthy Kid of Any Size

Eat all kinds of food each day

• Over half your body is made of water!
• Choose water instead of soda or juice.
• Drink low-fat or skim milk.
• Chips and sweets are treats – try not to eat them more than once a day.
• Eat lots of fruits and vegetables every day.
• Make your plate a rainbow!

Why is it cool and smart to eat healthy foods?

• To make your body strong
• To help you grow
• To let your brain grow
• To give you energy to play
• To help your body heal

Children of all body sizes can be healthy

Size is not the same as health. Talk to your health care provider about what size is right for you.

Do you know why children are different sizes?

Your size depends on many things:

• What you eat and drink.
• The kind of work or play you do.
• The size of your mother and father.

Making fun of someone’s size is never OK. Healthy children come in all sizes!