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Vitamins
- Discuss the importance of eating a variety of fruit and vegetables every day as they contain vital nutrients, called vitamins, as well as fibre.
- Explain that vitamin C helps the body fight off illnesses and infections like colds and flu, as well as repair itself after a an injury.
- Tell children that vitamin C can be found in a variety of foods e.g. apples, oranges, peas and onions.
- Ask children if they know what the body needs fibre for and discuss the importance of eating fibre everyday to keep the digestive system working properly.
- Brainstorm foods that contain fibre e.g. wholemeal bread, certain breakfast cereals, apples, celery and other fruits and vegetables.
- Then read the page "An apple a day keeps the doctor away
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