WHAT THE GOVERNMENT THINKS YOU SHOULD EAT TO

MAKE YOU HEALTHY

By Dylan Harris, Grade 4

SUGAR= BAD TEETH AND BODY

The government says that the normal person

should eat 12 teaspoons a day unless you are in tip

top condition. If you are, you can have 15 teaspoons

a day.

MEAT OR PLANTS

The government thinks we should eat more plants

and less meat, especially red meat. They think it has

too much added sugar.

EGGS ARE EGGEPTED

Until 2015, the government said that too much

chorestorel was bad for you and to eat only 2 eggs

a day. Now, the government says to eat 3-6 eggs a

day. Eggs are healthy and cholesterol is not

important enough to cause harm to a person.

JUST 1 MORE CUP

The government says coffee is fine if you have 3-5

cups a day. If you drink more, you are addicted,

unhealthy, don’t sleep, and need a doctor.

FISH AND SEAFOOD

The government says eating seafood is pretty

healthy if you aren't having an allergic reaction.

FRUIT OR VEGETABLES

The government says that vegetables are better,

but fruit is tastier and healthy too.

fruit vegetable

strawberry carrot

melon tomato

apple Green beans

blackberry potato

pear artichoke

banana celery

blueberry spinach

SODA

The government says that you should not drink

soda. It is sugary and so bad we have put a tax on it.

SCHOOL LUNCH

Please eat all things in your lunch. We have made

it so that you have low calories and healthy stuff.

Your lunch is perfectly healthy, say government

officials.

BREAD

Bread is one of the oldest baked foods from 30,000

years ago in Europe.

HOW MANY SERVINGS

• Here is the food guide pyramid.

FAST FOOD

McDonalds is the only restaurant to make enough

changes for it to be slightly healthy. A normal

calorie count on one meal at Wendy’s or Burger King

is half your daily calories.

FRUITS AND VEGGIES 2

You should have 2 cups of fruit a day and 4 cups of

veggies.

SUPERMARKET

A supermarket a big form of a grocery store has

many more choices for healthy food.

DESSERT

There are a wide variety of desserts including

cakes, tarts, cookies, biscuits, pastries, ice

creams, pies, puddings, and custards.

CHOCOLATE

Chocolate has become one of the most popular

food types and flavors in the world.

PILLS

Today, pills include tablets and capsules. You

should take pills for a sickness, but if it is something

like vitamins, it is optional.

RESOURCES

Mother Jones

Choose My Plate

GOODBYE

This is the end. Hope you learned lots!