eat your vegETABLEs! HEALTHY EATING HABITS Mary Elizabeth Salzmann eat your vegETABLEs! HHHEEEAAALLLTTTHHHHYYY EEEAAATTTTIIIINNNNGGG HHHAAABBBBIIIITTTTSSSS Mary Elizabeth Salzmann Consulting Editor, Diane Craig, M.A./ Reading Specialist www.abdopublishing.com Published by Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO, PO Box 398166, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439. Copyright © 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group, Inc. International copyrights reserved in all countries. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. SandCastle™ is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing. Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota 102014 012015 Editor: Alex Kuskowski Content Developer: Nancy Tuminelly Cover and Interior Design: Colleen Dolphin, Mighty Media, Inc. Photo Credits: Shutterstock Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Salzmann, Mary Elizabeth, 1968- author. Eat your vegetables! : healthy eating habits / Mary Elizabeth Salzmann. pages cm. -- (Healthy habits) ISBN 978-1-62403-529-6 (alk. paper) 1. Nutrition--Juvenile literature. 2. Dietetics--Juvenile literature. 3. Health--Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series: Salzmann, Mary Elizabeth, 1968- Healthy habits. TX355.S235 2015 613.2083--dc23 2014023593 SandCastle™ Level: Transitional SandCastle™ books are created by a team of professional educators, reading specialists, and content developers around five essential components—phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, text comprehension, and fluency—to assist young readers as they develop reading skills and strategies and increase their general knowledge. All books are written, reviewed, and leveled for guided reading, early reading intervention, and Accelerated Reader® programs for use in shared, guided, and independent reading and writing activities to support a balanced approach to literacy instruction. The SandCastle™ series has four levels that correspond to early literacy development. The levels are provided to help teachers and parents select appropriate books for young readers. (cid:38)(cid:46)(cid:38)(cid:51)(cid:40)(cid:42)(cid:47)(cid:40)(cid:421)(cid:115)(cid:421)(cid:35)(cid:38)(cid:40)(cid:42)(cid:47)(cid:47)(cid:42)(cid:47)(cid:40)(cid:421)(cid:115)(cid:421)TRANSITIONAL(cid:421)(cid:115)(cid:421)(cid:39)(cid:45)(cid:54)(cid:38)(cid:47)(cid:53) Contents What Is a Healthy Habit? ..........................4 Health Quiz ..................................................23 Glossary .........................................................24 What Is a HealthY Habit? Eating right is a healthy habit. 4 5 6 MyPlate can help you eat right. 7 It shows the five food groups. Eat foods from each group every day. 8