a day!

Give meGive me

a day!

This book belongs to:

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Give me 5 a day!

by

Kathy Reeves, M.S., R.D., Brenda Crosby, R.D.,

Jennifer Hemphill, M. Elizabeth Hoffman, M.A.

illustrated by

Bill Celander

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Give me 5!

Give me 5!

Give me 5 a day!

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That’s how

many “Fresh

From Florida”

vegetables and

fruits you need

to eat each day. 3

Vegetables and fruits

keep our families healthy.

4

Vegetables and fruits

give us energy

to run and

play.

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Give me 5! Give me 5!

Give me 5 a day!

That’s how many

vegetables and fruits you

need to eat each day.

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Let’s count to 5!

1

2

3

4

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Let’s jump

up and down

5 times.

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Let’s turn around5 times. 1

2

3

4

5

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5. . .5. . .5. . .

That’s how many

vegetables and fruits you

need to eat each day.

1

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What is a vegetable?

Carrots, broccoli, potatoes and

corn just to name a few.

What vegetables do you like to eat?

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Starring the

Vegetables!

You need to eat at least 3

vegetables each day.

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Let’s count to 3!

1 vegetable

2 vegetables

3 vegetables

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Let’s jump up and down3 times.

3 vegetables

2 vegetables

1 vegetable

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Let’s turn around

3 times.

1 vegetable

2 vegetables

3 vegetables

1

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What is a fruit?

Bananas, grapes, strawberries

and oranges just to name a few.

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You need to

eat at least

2 fruits each

day. What

fruits do you

like to eat?

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Let’s count to 2!

1 fruit

2 fruits

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Let’s jump up and down

2 times.

2 fruits

1 fruit

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Let’s turn around 2 times.

1 fruit

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2 fruits

2

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When you add it all

together you have:

3 vegetables

+ 2 fruits ______________

5 a day

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You need to eat 5vegetables and fruits

each day.

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Give me 5!

Give me 5!

Give me 5 a day!

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The End!

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Florida Department of Health

Give me 5 a day! was developed by the bureaus of Child Nutrition Programs

and Women, Infants and Children (WIC). These institutions are equal opportunity providers.

FloridaHealth.gov