We talked about the food pyramid, and different types of food. Foods that you can have occasionally, and foods that you can have each day.
We talked about different vitamins and how they help your body.
We ended the session with a quiz - Girls VS Boys! The competition will continue over the week.
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Here are somethings we learnt today....
* You need 2-3 servings of milk per day (Aden)
* You need 2 fruit servings and 3 vegetable servings a day (Dayton)
* Vegans are people who don't eat any animal products (Rongo)
* Vitamin A is good for your eyes and you get it from carrots (Nathan)
* Vegetarians don't eat meat (Michelle)
* Pescatarians only eat fish (Liam)
* 5 good carbs are crackers, rice, noodles, pasta and kumara (Kyle)
* The palm of your hand is a good serving size of red meat (Makereta)
* You should have 5-6 servings of carbs per day (Cam)
* Fat is bad for you (Riley)
* Vitamin D is good for your skin. You get it from the sun and leafy green veges (Sandy)
* The good ways to cook fish are steaming, in the oven, smoking (Thomas)
* A serving of chicken is your palm up to your first knuckle on your fingers (Theo)
* It's healthier to eat chicken without the skin (Tyronne)
* The size of your hand is a serving of fish (Tuti)
* Your bones stop getting any stronger once you're 20 so drink lots of calcium (Elliott)
* Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it wakes your brain up and feeds it ready for learning (Erin)
