Children S Coloring and Activity Book

Table of Contents
This is Me! Introduction Sheet…….................................................................................2
Fruits and Veggies Word Search……………………………………………………………………3
Edible Veggie Puppet Recipe………………………………………………………………………..5
Physical Activity Maze…………………………………………………………………………………6
Apple Coloring Page…………………………………………………………………………………...8
Food Inspector………………………………………………………………………………………….9
The Tortoise and the Hare…………………………………………………………………………..10
Work Out Your Brain and Your Body………………………………………………………………11
Guess the Serving Size………………………………………………………………………………13
Healthy Portions………………………………………………………………………………………15
Banana Coloring Page……………………………………………………………………………….19
Fruit Search…………………………………………………………………………………………….20
Food Riddles……………………………………………………………………………………………22
Grapes Coloring Page………………………………………………………………………………..24
Lunch Box Activity…………………………………………………………………………………….25
Berry Blast Smoothie Recipe……………………………………………………………………….27
Berry Blast Smoothie Nutrition Facts …………………………………………………………….28
Know the Facts………………………………………………………………………………………..29
Healthy Food vs Unhealthy Food…………………………………………………………………..31
The Last One to the Broccoli Is A Rotten Egg…………………………………………………..33
Orange Coloring Page……………………………………………………………………………….35
The Food Groups: What Makes a Serving Size………………….......................................36
Food Guide Pyramid………………………………………………………………………………….38
Food BINGO……………………………………………………………………………………………40
Certificate of Completion……………………………………………………………………………43
References……………………………………………………………………………………………..44

1 All About ME! Children’s Activity and Coloring Book

My name is .
I am years old.
I am in the grade.
My favorite food is .
My favorite game is .

Fruits and Veggies Word Search

Directions: Find the words and circle them.
C J B S P R O U T
A P P L E K M H B
R M E L O N V S R
R W K T Y P A I O
O O R A N G E U C
T E Z C E U A Q O
B A N A N A R A L
G X E R I B D F L
O S P I N A C H I
APPLE BANANA CARROT
SPROUT SPINACH MELON
BROCOLLI ORANGE


Fruits and Veggies Word Search
KEY


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un.to.go.com

Here's a ffun puppet crraft . . . that yyou can eat!

What you u'll need:
Large carrrot
Green beaans (fresh)
Popsicle sstick
Parsley
Raisins orr olives
Cream cheese
Celery

How to mmake it:
• Peeel a carrot and cut off bo oth ends (an aadult will need d to help you
unger children n with this steep).
• With a paring
W knife (under aadult supervision or with h help), make aa slit in the bo
ottom of the llarger
ennd and insertt a Popsicle sttick.
• Using cream ch heese as gluee, affix raisins or olives slices for eyes an
nd a nose, a sslice of celeryy for
th
he mouth, and parsley sprigs for the haair.
• Fo or the arms aand legs, cut ggreen beans in half and afffix with generrous amountss of cream cheese.
• Th he ideal stage
e for this edibble puppet is, naturally, the kitchen tab ble. The puppeeteer hides below,
hoolding the pu
uppet above tthe edge.
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en’s Activitty and Colorring Book

Instructions: Travel through the maze to get to the playground.

K
Key


You Write It!

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OOD
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The Tortois
T se and the Ha
are
The hare was

T w once boasting
b off his speed
d before th he
o
other animals. "I have
e never ye et been bea aten," said
d he,
"w
when I putt forth myy full speedd. I challen
nge anyone e
h
here to rac
ce with mee."
T tortoisse said quietly, "I ac

The ccept your challenge
e."
"That iss a good jo

oke," said the
t hare. "I
" could da
ance
around you all the way."
"Keep your
y boastting until you've beatten," answered
the torttoise. "Sha
all we racee?"
Before they began, both off the anima als ate foo
od to
give the
em energy for the raace. The hare thought that fast food would make e
him fastter, so he ate some French
F friies. The to
ortoise, on
n the otherr hand, kn
new
that fasst food woouldn’t ma
ake him fasst. He kne ew that the ng that would
e one thin
give him
m energy foor the race was fibe
er. And so,, he decided to eat broccoli.
So a coourse was fixed

f and a start wa
as made. The
T hare da arted almo ost out of
sight att once, butt soon sto
opped and, to show his
h contemmpt for the e tortoise,, lay
down to o have a nap. The toortoise plo
odded on and
a ploddeed on, and d when the e
hare awwoke from his nap, heh saw the tortoise nearing
n the
e finish lin
ne, and he
could not
n catch up u in time to save th
he race.
After the
t race was w over, th he tortoise e told all the
t animalss his secre
et for winn
ning
the rac
ce. “I eat a full servin
ng of fruitts and vege etables eve
eryday!”


Work Out Your Brain and Your Body
If Susie does 5 jumping jacks everyday for 7 days, how many

jumping jacks would Susie do?
Hint: 5x7 =
*Now you try doing 5 jumping jacks everyday!
If Eric does 3 pushups on Monday and 6 pushups on

Wednesday, how many pushups would he have done total?
Hint 3+6=
*Now you try to do at least 1 pushup today!

Work Out Your Brain and Your Body
KEY
If Susie does 5 jumping jacks everyday for 7 days, how many
jumping jacks would Susie do?
Hint: 5x7 = 35
*Now you try doing 5 jumping jacks everyday!
If Eric does 3 pushups on Monday and 6 pushups on

Wednesday, how many pushups would he have done total?
Hint 3+6= 9
*Now, encourage the students to do at least 1 pushup

today!

1. Which objectt most ressembles th
he size off one piec
ce of fruitt?
2. If yo
ou want to ving of chicken, whiich item would
o eat a serv w mostt resemble a
3oz serving?
s
3. Thin
nk of chee
ese! Which of the following mo
ost closely resembless a 1oz serv
ving
of cheese?
4. A ra
acquetball is about the
t serving
g size equiivalent of . . . .


Answ
wer Key: Serv
ving Size
A baseba
all is about the
t
size of one
o piece of
o fruit.
A decck of card ds is about the size of a

3oz serrving of pouultry, beef, pork,
p or fish
h.
A r Ra acquetba all is about

the sizze of a 1/2 cup servin ng.
On On ne ounce of cheese e
is t is the size of four dice
e.


Healthy Portions
Directions: Using the list below, draw pictures of your food for breakfast and dinner.
Remember to consider portions!
Protein Whole Grains Fruits and Vegetables

Chicken Bread Apple
Fish Pasta Tomato
Eggs Cereal Cucumber
Milk Rice Banana
Cheese Corn Melon
Beans Oatmeal Strawberries
Peanut Butter Carrot
Ham Cauliflower
Bacon Orange

½ of your plate should be filled with colorful vegetables and/or

fruit.
¼ of your plate should include low-fat proteins. (*stay away from

FRIED foods).
¼ of your plate should include whole grain starches.

Healthy Portions
Instructor Directions: Using the list below, have students to draw
pictures of their desired meals for breakfast and dinner. Students
can use the plates on the next two pages for their illustrations.
Remind them to consider portions size when drawing their
pictures. They are free to add to the list.
Protein Whole Grains Fruits and Vegetables

Chicken Bread Apple
Fish Pasta Tomato
Eggs Cereal Cucumber
Milk Rice Banana
Cheese Corn Melon
Beans Oatmeal Strawberries
Peanut Butter Carrot
Ham Cauliflower
Bacon Orange
½ of their plate should be filled with colorful vegetables and/or fruit.
¼ of their plate should include low-fat proteins. (*stay away from FRIED
foods).
¼ of their plate should include whole grain starches.

Healtthyy Po
He orttion
ns

‘s Brea
akfastt Plate
e!
(You
ur Name)


Healtthyy Po
He orttion
ns
‘s Dinn
D ner Plate!
P !
(Your
( Name)


Y Write
You W e it!


Search for and circle all the fruit, then color the picture.

KEY

Q #1: How do you make a soup rich?
Q#2: What kind of beans have landed on the moon?
Q#3: What fruit always travels in groups of two?
Q#4: Why did the cookie go to the hospital?
Q#5: How does the gingerbread man make his bed?
Q#6: How can you knock over a full glass and not spill any water?
Q#7: What do you call someone who eats everything in sight?
Q#8: Which vegetable's name and first letter sound the same?
Q#9: What Grain Group Food do ghosts like for breakfast?
Q#10: What do you call cheese that isn't yours?
Q#11: How do you make a strawberry shake?
Q#12: What does corn say when it's picked?

Answer Key: Food Riddles
1. Put 14 carrots in it!
2. Human Beans!
3. Pears!
4. It felt crummy!
5. With cookie sheets!
6. When the glass is filled with Milk!
7. A Refriger-raider!
8. Pea!
9. Scream of wheat!
10. Nacho Cheese!
11. Take it to a scary movie!
12. Ouch! My ears!

You Write It!

Draw pictures of the food you want to pack in your lunch
box and write them in the space below.
Broccoli

Lunch Box Activity
Instructor Directions: Have students to draw their

desired lunchbox snacks into the lunch box. Encourage
them to choose healthy foods based on the previous
exercises.
As they draw and color the foods into the lunch box, have
them to write them on the lines provided.
You may want to have each student share their choices or

compare them with other their classmates.

Berry Blast Smoothie in 5 Minutes
With the help of a parent, collect all ingredients for a tasty snack!
Ingredients:
2 cups blueberries
2 cups raspberries
2 cups strawberries
2 cups blackberries
1 cup 100% cran-raspberry juice
1 cup low fat blueberry yogurt
2 cups ice
Directions: Place all items into blender and blend until smooth. Serve
immediately.

Nutrittion Fa
acts
Be
erry Blaast Smoothie
Serv
ving Siz
ze 1/8 of
o recip
pe
Amoun
nt Per Serv
ving
Calories 100 Calories

s from Fat 5
% Daily Value (D
DV)*
Total Fa
at 1g 1%
Saturatted Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat
F 0g 0%
Cholestterol 0mg 0%
Sodium
m 20mg 1%
Total Ca
arbohydra
ate 25g 8%
Dietary
y Fiber 6g 24%
Sugars
s 15g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 2%
Vitamin C 70%
Calcium 6%
Iron 4%
* Perrcent Daily
y Values arre based on
o a 2,000 calorie
c die
et.
htttp://www.fruittsandveggies
smatter.gov


Kn
now The
T Facts
F s
Directtions: Using the Nutrition
N n Facts Label
L and recipe, answer
a the
following questtions.
1. How
H many caloriess are the
ere in 1/8 of a Berrry Blast Smoothie
S e?
2. There
T are
e g tottal carbo
ohydratess in 1/8 off a
smoothie..
3. There
T is % vita n 1/8 of a Berry Blast
amin C in
S
Smoothie
e.
4. How
H many cups off strawbe
erries did
d you putt in the Berry
B Blast
S
Smoothie
e?
5. Did
D you use
u no fatt or low fat yogurt for your smootthie? (Cirrcle
t corre
the er).
ect answe


Kn
now The
T Facts
F s
Directtions: Using the Nutrition
N n Facts Label
L and recipe, answer
a the
following questtions.
K
KEY
1. H
How many caloriess are the
ere in a 1//8 of a Be
erry Blastt Smooth
hie?
100
2. T
There are
e 25 g total
t carrbohydrattes in 1/8
8 of a smo
oothie.
3. T
There is 70 % vittamin C in
i 1/8 of a Berry Blast
B Smo
oothie.
4. H
How many cups off strawbe
erries did
d you putt in the Berry
B Blast
Smootthie?
d you use no fat or

5. Did o low fatt yogurt for
f your smoothie
e? (Circle
e
the correct answer).


Healthy Food vs Unhealthy Food
Directions: Color and Match a healthy food with an unhealthy food.


Healthy Food vs Unhealthy Food
KEY

The Last One to the Broccoli
Is a Rotten Egg
Directions: Help the kids find the broccoli.
Why is broccoli healthy for you?

The Last One to the Broccoli
Is a Rotten Egg
KEY
Why is broccoli healthy for you? Answer varies

You Write It!

The Food Groups: What makes a Serving?
In each food group, look at these different Food Guide Pyramid

examples of the serving size, showing 1 healthy serving of each food
group. How do these compare with what your portions look like?
Grains Food Group
1 slice bread, waffle or pancake

½ bagel, hamburger bun, or English muffin
½ cup cooked rice, pasta or cereal
1 cup ready to eat cereal
Vegetables Food Group
¾ cup (6 fluid ounces) 100% vegetable juice

1 cup raw, leafy vegetables or salad
½ cup cooked or canned vegetables

Fruits Food
F Grroup
1 meddium apple, orange or bana ana

½ cup fruit (can
nned, coo oked or raw)
r
½ cup (4
4 fluid ou
unces) 10 00% fruit juice
¼ cup dried fruit (raisins
s or apric
cots)
Milk Food
F Group
1 cup milk
m or yo ogurt
es process
2 ounce sed cheesse (Amerrican)
1 ½ ounce es naturall cheese
Meatt and Be
eans Food Grou
up
1 tab
blespoons
s of peannut butterr counts as
a 1 ounc
ce
¼ cup
c nuts or 20-24
4 almonds s
1 meddium size egg
e
2-3 o
ounces of poultry, meat
m or fis
sh
¼ cuup of beanns
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R Reserved


Food Guide Pyramid
Instructor Directions: Have students to draw healthy

foods in corresponding sections of the food guide pyramid.
Use facts below to educate them on the importance of
daily consumption of foods from all food groups.
• Eat at least 3 ounces of whole grain bread, cereal,

cracker, rice or pasta each day.
• Eat more dark green and orange veggies.
• Eat more dry beans and peas.
• Eat a variety of fruit.
• Choose fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruit
• Go easy on fruit juices.
• Go low-fat or fat-free with dairy products.
• Choose low-fat or lean poultry products
• Bake it, broil it, or grill it.
• Vary choses with foods.
• Limit solid fats (i.e. margarine).
All information available at: http://www.mypyramid.gov


Food
d Bing
go!



Food
d Bing
go!



BINGO:: Call Out List
L



References:
• http://www.letmecolor.com
• http://www.cdc.gov
• http://edupics.com
• http://www.coloring-pages-kids.com
• http://www.kaboose.com
• http://www.fun-with-picture.com
• http://www.hellokids.com
• http://www.abcteach.com
• www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
• www.mypyramid.gov
• http://www.freeprintablecoloringpages.net
• http://www.kidprintables.com


Support for this project was provided by:

W.K. Kellogg Foundation and General Mills Corporation

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2 All About ME! Children’s Activity and Coloring Book

Fruits and Veggies Word Search

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The hare was

T tortoisse said quietly, "I ac

"That iss a good jo

So a coourse was fixed

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If Susie does 5 jumping jacks everyday for 7 days, how many

*Now you try doing 5 jumping jacks everyday!

If Eric does 3 pushups on Monday and 6 pushups on

*Now you try to do at least 1 pushup today!

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*Now you try doing 5 jumping jacks everyday!

If Eric does 3 pushups on Monday and 6 pushups on

*Now, encourage the students to do at least 1 pushup

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A decck of card ds is about the size of a

A r Ra acquetba all is about

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Protein Whole Grains Fruits and Vegetables

½ of your plate should be filled with colorful vegetables and/or

¼ of your plate should include low-fat proteins. (*stay away from

¼ of your plate should include whole grain starches.

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Protein Whole Grains Fruits and Vegetables

½ of their plate should be filled with colorful vegetables and/or fruit.

¼ of their plate should include whole grain starches.

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Q#2: What kind of beans have landed on the moon?

Q#3: What fruit always travels in groups of two?

Q#4: Why did the cookie go to the hospital?

Q#5: How does the gingerbread man make his bed?

Q#7: What do you call someone who eats everything in sight?

Q#9: What Grain Group Food do ghosts like for breakfast?

Q#10: What do you call cheese that isn't yours?

Q#11: How do you make a strawberry shake?

Q#12: What does corn say when it's picked?

22 All About ME! Children’s Activity and Coloring Book

1. Put 14 carrots in it!

5. With cookie sheets!

6. When the glass is filled with Milk!

10. Nacho Cheese!

11. Take it to a scary movie!

12. Ouch! My ears!

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