Healthy eating, water and managing emotions

Healthy eating guidelines, minerals, water, peer pressure about food, and managing emotions and stress. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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Food and influences

Food group	Examples
Starch (energy)	Pap, bread, rice, potatoes
Protein	Chicken, fish, eggs, beans
Sparingly	Salt, sugar, fat

The healthiest lunchbox: a brown-bread sandwich, an apple and water.
Friends buy chips and cold drink every break and tease you for your fruit? That is peer pressure; make your own choices.
Adverts make sugary or fatty food look exciting. Families with less money may buy cheaper, less healthy food.
Save water: turn off the tap while brushing your teeth. Never throw rubbish or chemicals into water.

A healthy lunchbox and a bottle of water.

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Emotions and stress

Walk away from an argument turning into a fight, and tell an adult.

Stress before a test: prepare early, rest well and exercise.
Self-concept: how you see and feel about yourself. Good relationships make you feel safe and confident.
Sad for many days? Talk to someone you trust. Unsafe at school? A teacher, the principal or a school counsellor.

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Remember this: your summary

Enjoy a variety of foods; eat lots of vegetables and fruit; use salt, sugar and fat sparingly.
Calcium (milk) for bones and teeth; iron helps your blood carry oxygen.
Water cools you and carries nutrients; clean, safe water is the best drink when thirsty.
Beans, lentils and peas are cheap and full of protein and fibre.
Very angry? Count to ten and calm down before you speak.

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Memory trick

Calcium makes bones strong, like chalk (chalk is calcium too); iron helps the blood carry oxygen.

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