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Consuming Healthy Snacks

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Get your class into great shape by introducing them to the benefits of eating healthy snacks and engaing in regular exercise. This set of activities comes with all the worksheets and handouts needed to complete several weeks of nutrition training. Kids learn about the food pyramid, discuss healthy food, participate is exercise, and set personal fitness goals.

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food labels, food, the food pyramid, snacking, healthy eating

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Grade
6th - 10th
Subjects
Physical Education
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