February 20th, 2012
February is Heart Healthy Month!
February is a great time to talk about heart health and nutrition. Below you will find information and vocabulary words to help students understand the connection between nutrition and heart health. Share this information with students and help them achieve healthy habits for happy hearts.
A normal heart is a strong muscular pump.It is a little larger than the size of your fist, and during an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times. The average heart beats about 100,000 times each day and pumps about 7,200 litres (1,900 gallons) of blood.
Your heart pumps blood to the organs, tissues, and cells of your body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to every cell and removing carbon dioxide and waste products made by those cells.
When there is too much cholesterol in the blood, it can damage the arteries and veins that carry blood throughout the body.
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February 20th, 2012
Start preparing your participants for National Nutrition Month by testing their nutrition knowledge with this game!
Trivia Ball
You will need a small, light ball to play this game.
- Participants sit in a circle and decide on a category related to nutrition (for example: whole grains, lean proteins, green vegetables, sources of Vitamin C, etc.).
- One participant throws the ball to another participant in the circle, who immediately names an item in the category and throws the ball to someone else.
- If a participant can’t think of anything, or repeats something that’s already been said, that player is out. Designate an exercise (10 jumping jacks, 5 push-ups, run two laps, etc.) that participants can do to get back into the game.
Choose a new category when a majority of participants begin to have trouble naming items.
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