Food Fat Attack

Recently the students got a hands on experience learning about nutrition, exercise, and the delicate balance between the two. All of the classes started this unit off with talking about nutrition and what is in the food/drinks we put in our bodies. They learned about the difference between healthy foods (fruits, veggies, etc.) and non-healthy foods (chips, brownies, etc.). We talked about balancing our diet with mostly healthy foods, but eating "treats" sparingly. The students then played an activity that teaches them about the relationship between our diet and exercise. The more bad foods you eat, the more you have to exercise to burn them out of your body. This game was a tag game that involved unhealthy foods (the taggers) and people trying to make healthy choices. The students could stay healthy by staying away from the unhealthy food. If you eat something unhealthy (get tagged) you had to go get a fat ball and put it in your pinnie. At the end of each round, the students with no fat balls could take a break. The rest of the class had to do exercises based on the number of fat balls they had! The students had a blast with this activity and really seemed to understand the importance of eating healthy!