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Unit 19: Biology Part 2                                                    Page 41 of 137


               Check labels                                       Exercise


               A great way to manage what you                     Staying healthy means more than
               consume is to check the nutrition                  just eating healthy—it also means
               facts on the labels. When you read                 getting regular exercise every
               the labels, try to think of how the                week. Sixty minutes of exercise at
               nutrients fit into MyPlate.                        least three times a week supports
                                                                  healthy eating habits. So, get out
                                                                  there! Throw a ball! Go for a walk!
                                                                  Get some of your friends together

                                                                  and create your own game!
                                                                  Exercise!

                                                                  Leading a healthy lifestyle means

                                                                  consuming the right quantities of
                                                                  nutrients and getting weekly
                                                                  exercise. The United States
                                                                  Department of Agriculture suggests
                                                                  the recommendations found at
                                                                  chooseMyPlate.gov. Eating healthy
                                                                  also means getting at least three
                                                                  days of exercise in every week.


                                                                  The Digestive System









               Also important is the ingredient
               list. The ingredients are listed from              Figure 15 The digestive system.
               most used to least used. If you see
               corn syrup at the top of the                       So far, we’ve talked about the food

               ingredients it means that the                      and drinks we need. What happens
               greatest percentage is the                         to those meals when they enter
               percentage of corn syrup compared                  our mouths?
               with the rest of the ingredients.







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