Herbie Healthy

Herbie is fit, always on the go, and encourages children to eat well and take regular exercise. He helps children get necessary health checks and campaigns against TV adverts for junk food. Herbie pledges to combat the use of alcohol, cigarettes and drugs, anything that can damage the health of our children. He helps beat the bullies and works with families to make our whole society healthier.

Herbie is trying to decide which healthy foods he should choose for lunch – ask children to pick three from this list which are healthy and three which are unhealthy.

• Apple • Packet of crisps • Banana • Chocolate bar • Burger • Chicken sandwich • Pasta • Chips • Yoghurt

Five pieces of fruit in the fruit bowl, yum!
Pineapple, pawpaw, peach, pear, plum.
Yummy, yummy in my tummy, I ate one.

Four pieces of fruit in the fruit bowl, yum!
Pawpaw, peach, pear and plum.
Yummy, yummy in my tummy, I ate one.

Three pieces of fruit in the fruit bowl, yum!
Peach, pear and a juicy plum.
Yummy, yummy in my tummy, I ate one.

Two pieces of fruit in the fruit bowl, yum!
Pear and a lovely juicy plum.
Yummy, yummy in my tummy, I ate one.

One piece of fruit in the fruit bowl, yum!
A lovely great big juicy plum
Yummy, yummy in my tummy, I ate one.

No more fruit in the fruit bowl, none!

I love fruit, more please Mum!

(Children can join in this rhyme and of course can maybe make up their own rhyme)

Ask children to underline which one of these activities would make children fitter and healthier

Ask them to write a list of some more activities which would make children fitter and healthier.