Complete the 5 a Day Power Pack card at home with parents. Take kiwifruit in your backpack everyday during National Nutrition Month. Have students interview their parents by asking them what a kiwifruit looks like and why it is a power pack. Have the students share their answers in class. Discuss how many parents knew what a kiwifruit was and how many tried kiwifruit.
Carbohydrates provide energy, the power to think, achieve and play.
Kiwifruit is mostly carbohydrates. Fiber is an important carbohydrate that is in fruits, vegetables, whole grain and beans. Show students that the fuzzy fiber-packed skin can be eaten by taking a bite out of a whole kiwifruit. Fiber helps reduce the risk of cancer later in life and keeps the digestive tract and circulatory system healthy. Fructose, another carbohydrate, is the natural sugar found in fruits.