Nutrition & MyPyramid
What is Health?
Physical Activity and Exercise
Aspects of Health
Toss Up!
100
The red band in the food pyramid represents this food group.
What is the fruit group?
100
This uncontrollable risk factor means whether you are male or female.
What is gender?
100
Children need at least this amount of physical activity daily.
What is 30 minutes?
100
Jessica wants to play basketball so she can stay physically active which will improve this aspect of health.
What is physical health?
100
This form of bullying occurs through text messages, internet, myspace, twitter, facebook, etc.
What is cyberbullying?
200
This food group includes beef, pork, turkey, and baked beans.
What is meat and beans group?
200
This is the overall wellbeing of your body, mind, and relationships with other people.
What is health?
200
The ability to stay healthy and fit as you age.
What is lifelong fitness?
200
Texting, making friends, talking on the phone, and dating are activities that are related to this type of health.
What is social health?
200
When exercising, this is the LAST step that you do when you complete your workout.
What is stretch?
300
Found in items in the milk and dairy category and in some vegetables, this mineral keeps bones strong.
What is calcium?
300
The average number of years a person is expected to live.
What is life expectancy?
300
Swimming, running, and cross country skiing are examples of this type of exercise.
What is aerobic exercise?
300
This aspect of health involves taking time to relax your mind and not stress out.
What is mental health?
300
Occurs when your body loses too much water.
What is dehydration?
400
Although not technically a food group, this colored band on the pyramid includes dressings, sauces, butter, and mayonnaise.
What is oils and fats?
400
This is a factor that can increase The likelihood of an illness of injury.
What is a risk factor?
400
This component of fitness refers to the amount of weight that you can lift.
What is muscular strength?
400
Writing poetry to express feelings is an activity related to this aspect of health.
What is emotional health?
400
Anabolic steroids are the artificial version of this male hormone.
What is testosterone?
500
Jessica ate fried chicken, sweet potato casserole, and a roll. What three food groups did she eat from?
What are meat and beans, vegetables, and grains?
500
This is a gradual progression between one extreme and the other---wellness is on one side illness is on the other.
What is a continuum?
500
These chemicals are released during exercise making your body feel good and blocking pain messages.
What are endorphins?
500
Being able to deal with your thoughts and emotions means that you are healthy in these TWO areas of health.
What is mental and emotional health?
500
This is the second step in the DECIDE process. This is when you explore all of the other Choices that are available.
What is "Explore Alternatives"?