The Pledge To Healthy Eating And Beet Nutrition.pdf

Mandy Richardson, a Teacher on Special Assignment, created "I Pledge Allegiance to My Health," a daily pledge to promote healthy habits among students and families. The pledge encourages not comparing oneself to others, consuming fruits and vegetables, exercising daily, limiting chips and sugary drinks, and thinking before eating. The pledge can be read at school or home to remind individuals of various ways to care for their bodies.

The text also provides information about beets:
- Beets grow underground and have various parts that are edible.
- Golden beets and candy cane beets are mentioned.
- A half cup of cooked, sliced beets is a source of fiber.
- Sugar beets contain sucrose and have twice the sugar of table beets, providing about one-third of the world's table sugar supply.
- Romans were among the first to cultivate beets for their roots, using them for animal feed, while Greeks consumed both roots and leaves.
- Growing beets enriches soil with minerals, as beet leaves contain 25% magnesium, beneficial for compost piles.
- A link is provided to learn about beet plant parts and how they are consumed, followed by a game called "Supermarket Botany."
- Students are tasked with drawing a beet plant and labeling the parts they eat.