1. Extended Activity for LAC Resource 15 dairy food fruit pasta bread vegetables seafood

2. Fruit: oranges, apples, strawberries, mangoes, papayas, bananas, cherries, lemons 1 Vegetables: beans, peas, lettuce, carrots, peppers, onions, squash 2 Sugar (sweets): candy, cake, cookies, chocolate, pie, biscuits, sweets 3 Dairy Food: milk, cheese, yoghurt, ice-cream 4 Bread, Rice and Pasta: sandwiches, buns, congee, spaghetti, noodles, Meat: chicken, beef, pork, lamb, Seafood: fish, crab, octopus, squid, eel, shrimp, prawns 5 Food Pyramid: All of the food groups 6 Table of Contents Extended Activity for LAC Resource 15

3. There is a lot of fruit in the supermarket. Fruit comes in many colours. Apples and strawberries are red, melons are usually green, bananas and lemons are yellow. You should eat two pieces of fresh fruit every day. Fruit is sweet and tasty. Fruit has lots of Vitamin C. Fruit is often made into juice to drink. 1 Fruit Extended Activity for LAC Resource 15 applesbananas melonsoranges mangoescherries lemonspapayas

4. Vegetables Vegetables are good for your body. Vegetables grow from seeds in the ground. There are lots of vegetables in the market. Vegetables come in many shapes and colours. There are red peppers, green lettuce and orange carrots. Vegetables are good for you because they are full of vitamins. 2 Extended Activity for LAC Resource 15 carrotspeppers lettuceonions beanspeas

5. Sugar Sweets taste good because they are full of sugar. They are not healthy for your body. Sugar is also bad for your teeth. Sweets like candy, chocolate or ice-cream are eaten as snacks or for dessert. If you eat too many sweets, you may get sick or fat. 3 Extended Activity for LAC Resource 15 cakechocolate candycola muffins

6. Milk, cheese and ice-cream are dairy foods. They are good for your teeth and bones. Dairy food will help you grow strong and healthy. Be careful, some dairy food has a lot of fat. Too much ice-cream is not good for you. Try a fruit yoghurt instead. It is healthy and delicious. Dairy Food 4 Extended Activity for LAC Resource 15 milkcheese yoghurtice cream

7. Bread, Rice and Pasta Bread, rice and pasta are good for your health. Just like a car you need energy to move. Bread, rice and pasta give your body energy for sports and exercise. They also give your brain energy to think. Meat and Seafood Meat and seafood help your body to grow bigger and stronger. They are important for strong muscles. Fish, crab and shrimp are different kinds of seafood. They are low in fat but high in energy. 5 Extended Activity for LAC Resource 15

8. rice bread cereal pasta The Food Pyramid The Food Pyramid tells us what food we should eat. Try and eat healthy, balanced meals by eating food from each food group. Do not eat too many sweets. 6 Extended Activity for LAC Resource 15 sugar dairy meat vegetables fruit