Super Stu wants you to grow up fit and healthy so here are his top tips to keeping you growing right and feeling bright:-
- Make sure you have breakfast before school; it helps you concentrate and enjoy your lessons more.
- Eat a balanced diet, have different types of foods and eat the right amount. See the balance of good health food wheel.
- Exercise regularly, it helps to keep your heart healthy.
- Try to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables each day, it's yummy and good for you.
- Try not to eat too much sugary or sweet foods like chocolate bars and sweets, as they can harm your teeth
- Remember to brush your teeth thoroughly at least twice a day
- Drink at least 6 glasses of water every day to keep your body hydrated
- Try a new food
- Don't snack between meals
- Try to have foods with fibre in such as whole grain bread and jacket potatoes because they help you digest your food easier
- Eat foods that contain Vitamin C such as cabbage and strawberries because it help your body to fight off nasty coughs and colds
- Have a school lunch!
Super Stu loves cooking healthy food, why don't you have a go at making some yummy snacks.
Fruit Kebabs
You will need:
- Cocktail sticks
- 2 satsumas
- 1/2 honeydew melon skinless and seeded
- 1 small bunch of seedless white grapes
- 1 small carton of washed and halfed strawberries
- 1 small pot of yogart or fromage frais
How to Prepare:
- Remove the grapes from their stalkes
- Peel the satsuma's and separate into individual segments
- Cut the melon into small cubes
- Thread pieces of fruit in turn onto a cocktail stick
- Serve on a plate with a spoonful of yoghurt for dipping
