Body Engine
This sweet stuff is found in candy and soda, and eating too much of it can make your body's engine slow down.
What is sugar?
A doctor or nurse gives you this when you are sick or need help feeling better.
What is medicine?
Running, jumping, and playing tag outside are all fun types of this activity that keeps your heart strong!
What is exercise? (or What is playing?)
Cholesterol is a type of this slippery stuff inside our bodies. Butter and oil are also made out of it!
What is fat?
Doctors have a special, colorful picture of this round dish to show us exactly how to build a healthy meal.
What is a plate? (or MyPlate)
"Metabolic syndrome" is a big doctor phrase that means this red, beating muscle in your chest has to work a little too hard.
What is the heart?
"Antipsychotic" is a super long word for a special medicine that helps calm down this important organ inside your head.
What is the brain?
Instead of drinking sugary juices, your body loves it when you drink plenty of this clear liquid.
What is water?
Just like a sink at home, if too much "bad" cholesterol gets stuck inside your body, it can cause this to happen, making it hard for your blood to flow easily.
What is a clog? (or a block / a traffic jam)
On the healthy "MyPlate" picture, half of your whole plate should be filled with yummy fruits and these crunchy, colorful foods like carrots and broccoli.
What are vegetables?
This word means the way your body turns the food you eat into energy to run and play.
Some brain medicines have a "side effect" that makes your tummy rumble and makes you want to eat more of this.
What is food?
Crunchy green foods like broccoli, peas, and spinach belong to this super-healthy food group.
What are vegetables?
Your body actually has two kinds of cholesterol! There is the "bad" kind that leaves a mess, and the "good" kind that acts like one of these everyday heroes who cleans the mess up.
What is a helper?
Foods like chicken, fish, beans, and eggs go in the "Protein" section of the plate because they help build these to make you super strong!
What are muscles?
Just like a car needs gas to drive, your body's engine needs healthy food to give you this, so you can play and learn.
What is energy?
Taking these brain medicines can sometimes make you feel very sleepy and ready for a long nap in this comfy piece of furniture.
What is the bed?
When your tummy is extra hungry for a snack, reaching for these sweet and colorful treats that grow on trees, like apples and bananas, is a great choice for your engine.
What is fruit?
If your brain medicine changes your cholesterol, your doctor is always there to help. They might just give you a new one of these to swallow every day to keep your heart safe.
What is a pill? (or a medicine)
If we eat a lot of calories (energy) but sit on the couch all day, our bodies save that energy. We can use that extra energy up by doing this fun activity outside with friends.
What is going outside, dancing, moving, exercising, and just having fun!
When you go to the doctor to check on your engine, they might ask you to take off your shoes and stand on this tool to see how much you weigh. What are you standing on?
What is a scale?
You should always take your brain medicine exactly how this smart helper in a white coat tells you to.
Who is a doctor?
To keep your body's engine running perfectly, doctors say you should try to eat healthy foods that are many different colors, just like this beautiful, bright arc in the sky.
What is a rainbow?
To keep your heart tubes clean and happy, it is much better to snack on a crunchy apple instead of a bag of these salty, greasy potato snacks.
What are chips? (or potato chips)
If your body's engine is running slow and holding onto extra weight, you might notice it when this favorite piece of clothing you wear on your legs feels a little too tight to button.
What are pants? (or jeans / shorts)