You know you can make healthy food fun, but here's a way to make it silly! To play, print out the stories below. Then fill in the blanks with the type of word it asks for (adjective, noun or verb). When you're done, read back the hysterical healthy story that you helped to write!

Here's some help with the types of words we'll ask for:

Adjective - An adjective describes something or somebody. Funny, cute, and hairy are adjectives.

Noun - A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. Elephant, pants, and street are nouns.

Verb - A verb is an action word. Eat, think, jump and spin are verbs.

Carrot Craze

Carrots are a _____________ (adjective) source of Vitamin A, which is very

____________ (adjective) for ___________ (adjective) health. Baby carrots

can also be used to stick in your ________ (noun), when you're feeling extra

___________(adjective). Or they can be used as ___________ (noun) to

_________(verb) at your _________ (noun) when you are bored. But carrots

still work best when you just _______ (verb) them.

Fantastic Fiber

Foods and _______ (noun) high in fiber can be a _____________ (adjective)

treat and can help your heart ___________ (verb) strong. Foods like whole

wheat bread and beans have ________ (adjective) of fiber. You can

__________(verb) better when you eat enough__________(adjective) fiber-

rich foods. Most vegetables are also a __________(adjective) source of fiber.

A _________(noun) can sometimes be a source of fiber. Most of all, fiber helps

you __________ (verb) so you can __________ (verb) away your friends.

Wonderful Water

When it comes to thirst, there's nothing like a _________ (adjective)

__________ (noun) of water to quench it! You can _______(verb) and

_________(verb) all day long- as long as you drink water. You might try

drinking _______(noun) instead, but that might hurt. To be safe,

_________(verb) ice-cold water. We think you'll ________ (verb) it!