Physical activity & Nutrition

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Agencies for Nutrition Action website

Healthy eating, Nutrition , Healthy weight, Websites - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:33

Useful for finding out about new resources, new programmes, and information and research, including review of research on how children’s eating affects their school performance.

Affordable Eats Cookbook - cheap meals

Recipes, Healthy eating, Nutrition , Healthy weight - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:32

Looking for easy cheap meals so you can eat healthy on a budget? These healthy nutritious recipes can feed your family for less than $3 per person. Healthy food recipes for those trying to eat healthy food on a budget. From the National Heart Foundation

https://www.heartfoundation.org.nz/resources/affordable-eats-cookbook

Activity Ideas and tools

Healthy school environment, Adolescent, Curriculum Development, Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Websites, Activity - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:31

Active play, poolsafe, active families, active transport etc etc.

Activities for children and young people

Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Activity - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:30

Children and young people need to be active at home, at school, at play during the weekends and in the community. They should do at least 1 hour of moderate or vigorous physical activity spread over each day.

A teenagers guide to asthma

Healthy school environment, Adolescent, Senior Primary, Websites, Respiratory System - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:28

Find out what is happening inside your lungs

Millions of teenagers around the world have asthma – some think it is embarrassing – some try ignoring it, hoping it will go away – some are concerned about living with asthma for the rest of their lives. You know best how you feel about having asthma. Getting short of breath or wheezing and having to use a puffer is a real pain. Another pain has to be avoiding all kinds of things you enjoy because they might ‘trigger’ your asthma symptoms. The point is, you need to know all this stuff about asthma so YOU can be in control.

9 Clear Signs You’re Eating Too Much Sugar

Nutrition , Healthy eating, Adolescent, Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Healthy weight - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:26

You know you’re supposed to limit added sugar in your diet, but even if you steer clear of Ben and Jerry’s, chances are you’re eating more sugar than you think. Here’s how your body might be telling you to limit your sugar intake.

5 plus a day website

Recipes, Healthy eating, Nutrition , Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Healthy weight, Websites - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:24

A very useful website - what's in season, news and recipes.

5 Fabulous Food Groups

Nutrition , Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Video, animation - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:22

Learn about our 5 main food groups with Jessi and Squeaks, then see if you can name them all!

15 activities about TEETH

Curriculum Development, Junior Primary, Oral Health - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:19

Since I think it’s important to each preschoolers about cleaning teeth, I’m sharing with you 15 very FUN activities to do that all involve teeth!

100% Water resources

Drinks, Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Healthy school environment, Healthy eating - Updated 8 Oct 2021, 13:18

The human body is about 70% water so we depend on it for good health. Choosing water instead of sugary drinks is an easy way to make a healthy change. Water provides essential hydration that is sugar-free and virtually cost-free from a tap near you.

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