12 reasons to eat fruits & veggies · mixed up! unscramble the letters to complete each sentence....

12 Reasons to Eat Fruits

& VeggiesRead each clue. Use the word

bank to complete the puzzle.

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ACROSS2. Eating a diet that includes fruits and vegetablesmay protect against some kinds of ____.

4. The risk of chronic disease can be loweredby eating a healthy ____ that includes fruitsand vegetables.

5. ____ can be divided into five subgroups: dark-green vegetables, starchy vegetables, red andorange vegetables, beans and peas, and othervegetables. There are so many to choose from!

7. Vitamin A, found in many vegetables, keeps theskin healthy and helps fight off ____.

9. ____ is found in many fruits and vegetables, likebananas and sweet potatoes. It may help maintainhealthy blood pressure.

11. Also known as folic acid, ____ found in fruits andvegetables helps the body make red blood cells.

DOWN1. Fruits and vegetables contain dietary ____. Whendiets are rich in this nutrient, the risk of heart dis-ease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes is lowered.

2. Neither fruits nor vegetables contain ____, a waxysubstance that comes in two forms, “good” and“bad.” Too much of the bad variety, or simply notenough of the good, can lead to heart disease,heart attack, or stroke.

3. Many fruits and vegetables can be eaten ____,or uncooked.

6. In their natural form, fruits and vegetables arelow in ____, fat, and sodium.

8. ____ include sweet-tasting foods like oranges,cantaloupes, peaches, and strawberries.

10. Diets that include fruits and vegetables mayreduce the chances of a heart attack or ____.

caloriescancerscholesteroldiet

fiberfolatefruitsinfections

potassiumrawstrokevegetables

WORD BANK

A Lifesaving

SkillUnscramble the word to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the grid.

Then use the circled letters to answer the question in the speech bubbles.

1. Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of ___________.ATHDE

2. Hands-Only CPR is recommended for use on

teens or adults who you see suddenly ___________.SLELOCPA

3. When performing CPR, keep your arms___________________ and your shoulders directlyabove your hands. GISTTARH

4. Push hard and fast in the ___________ of the chest

with both hands, one on top of the other. ETRENC

5. Eighty percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrestshappen in ___________ or residential settings.VETARIP

6. The ___________ step in Hands-Only CPR is to call

9-1-1. RTFSI7. Chest compressions during Hands-Only CPR push

___________________ through the body. GYONXE

8. Chest compressions also pump blood to the

victim’s vital ___________________. ANRGSO

9. CPR can double, or even triple, a victim’s chance of___________________. RLIUVSVA

10. 10. When a person has cardiac arrest, survival

depends on ___________________ CPR from someonenearby. DAMETIEIM


What is the rate you should push on the chest during CPR?

To answer the question, write each circled letter on its matching numbered line.

__ __ __ H __ __ __ __ __ __ B __ __ __ S __ __ __ M I __ __ __ __ 7 4 10 9 4 1 6 10 1 10 2 3 5 10 6 8 9 3 10

All Mixed Up!

Unscramble the letters to complete each sentence. Then circle the correctly

spelled word in the puzzle. Words are horizontal, vertical, and diagonal but

not backwards. Tip - Use the highlighter tool to select your words.


1. Your heart is the strongestand most important________________________ inyour body. CLUMSE

2. The American HeartAssociation recommendsthat most adults eatno more than 1,500________________________ ofsodium a day. SAMRLMILGI

3. A can of soda canhave about eight________________________ ofsugar. OSAPETSNO

4. Smoking harms yourblood cells and blood________________________.LSESEVS

5. 5. You can keep yourheart and lungs strongby staying away from________________________cigarettes. ICLOECNRTE

6. Another way to keep yourheart and lungs healthyis to stay away from________________________smoke. ODASCDNNEH

7. Physical activity canreduce the symptoms of________________________.ROENSIDSPE

8. Eating too much sugar may

contribute to such healthproblems as heart diseaseand ________________________.TISAEEDB

9. Eating too much________________________ canmake your heart work harder.USMOID

10. If a person has high________________________, it canlead to heart disease, whichis why it’s important to eatlots of fruits and vegetables.SLHECOROLET

11. Eating too much sodium

can lead to high blood

________________________,

which makes the heart workharder. USREPSER

12. For every hour you exercise,

you may gain two hours of

life ________________________.

NEYXCAETCP

Breaking the Code

The facts below are about the effects of e-cigarette use and smoking on your health. The coded words spell out the 15 words that belong in the facts’ blanks. Each letter in the coded words has been replaced by a different letter. Think about the words that would make sense in the facts. Then fill in the code and write your answers in the long blanks. Five letters have been decoded for you.


Get the Skinny

on SugarUse the chart below to determine the value of each letter used in the code. To find the value of each letter, add together both the row number and the column number in which that letter appears. For example, A is in row 5 and column 7. Therefore, A has a value of 12. Letter A also appears in row 1 and column 6 and row 3 and column 4. So it also has a value of 7.


Good EatsEating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce risk of heart disease, including heart attack and stroke. Eat them raw, cooked, frozen, blended into smoothies—however you like! Take a look at the list of fruits and veggies below. Then use the code to find each food in the word search puzzle. Tip - Use the highlighter tool to select your words.


CODE• Circle each food you eat at least once or twice

a month.• Draw a box around foods you’ve tried but still

don’t eat very often.• Lightly shade in the foods you’ve never tried.

Note: Words are horizontal, vertical, and diagonal but not backward.

On the back of this page, list the names of five foods you boxed or shaded in. Then challenge yourself to add these fruits and veggies to your plate in the next 30 days.

FRUITSapples

apricotsbananas

blackberriescantaloupe

datesgrapes

kiwi fruitmangoes

nectarinesorangespapaya

pearspineapples

plumspomegranate

raspberriesstarfruit

watermelon

VEGETABLESartichokes

arugulabeets

broccolicabbagechickpeas

corneggplant

endivejicama

kalekidney beans

leekslentilsokra

radishessnow peas

Swiss chardzucchini

Heart Healthy Logic

Six students want to put what they’ve learned about heart health into action this weekend. Find out who will do what by using the clues below. Put a check mark (3) on the grid to match each student to the correct task. Make an X to indicate tasks that are not done by a student.


Love theYou’ve Got

Match up a set of letters from each box to spell the missing word in each sentence.Write the word in the blank. Hint: Don’t pay any attention to the fonts.


1. Physical activity plays a major role in preventing heart ________________, thenumber one killer of all Americans.

2. Staying tobacco free enables you to have a stronger ________________ systemand keeps your heart and lungs healthier.

3. Hands-Only CPR is recommended for use on teens or adults who you see________________ collapse.

4. More than 75 percent of the sodium in American diets comes from________________ and restaurant foods.

5. It could take a 150-pound adult about 25 minutes of walking at a________________ pace to burn off the calories from one 12-ounce can of soda.

6. Be sure to pick foods that are high in ________________—like fruits andvegetables—that will help keep your heart healthy.

7. When a person has ________________ arrest, survival depends on immediate CPRfrom someone nearby.

8. Each year, more than 480,000 people die prematurely from using tobacco andbeing ________________ to secondhand smoke.

9. Physical activity builds strong muscles, strengthens your bones, and canreduce the symptoms of ________________.

10. Exercise can ________________ the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure,so try to get at least one hour of physical activity every day.

Make the Connection

Connect one sentence starter from the left column to a conjunction and then to a sentence ending. Add the values of the segments and the heart. Each complete sentence should total 100. Tip - Use the highlighter tool to connect your sentences.


Autumn.GranahanHighlight

RefreshmentReality

Write the word to complete each sentence. Use the word bank.


Take a Minute,Save a Life!

How much do you know about the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR? To find out, lightly shade the letter of the best choice for completing each sentence. Then write the shaded letter in the puzzle to the right.


Too Much of a Salty Thing

Figure out which letters are missing from the partial word or words in each sentence. Then search around the letter border to find and circle the missing letters. All the letters from one word will be next to each other in clockwise order. The first one has been done for you.


Up in SmokeLightly color the letters next to the best answer. Then write the colored letters in order in the puzzle to finish the “Did You Know…?” fact.


E-cigarette use

e-cigarettes, makes your heart rate and

e-cigarettes makes it difficult for your heart to get

The smoke from e-cigarette products contains some of the same chemicals that are found in...

What’s the Scoop on Sodium?

What’s the scoop on sodium and your health? To find out, follow each step below to locate the correct letter in the chart. Then write each letter in the matching blank at the bottom of the page to uncover an important message about sodium.


What’s the Word?

How much do you know about making healthy choices? Read each clue. Write a letter from the grid below that matches each ordered pair of symbols below the clue. Hint: To find each letter, read the grid across and then up.


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