Seafood Health Scramble

Age 11, group or independent

45 minutes, indoors or outdoors

• Duplicate and distribute the seafood scramble.

• Each statement is a clue for solving the word scramble.
• Read the statement and try to solve the scramble.

• Provide the seafood scramble to the school foodservice director to be duplicated as a tray liner or on the back of the school lunch menu.

Seafood Health Scramble

Name ________________________

1. Eating nutritious foods and physical activity are good for your

(LTEAHH) _ _ _ _ _ _ .

2. An animal that swims in the sea and has fins is a

(SHIF) _ _ _ _ .

3. Protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals and water are all

(TRETSNUIN) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

4. Vitamin A is necessary for healthy

(TEEGYISH) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

5. Fish and (SHSEFHILL) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are seafood.

6. Calcium, a mineral found in some seafood, is necessary for healthy

(SNOBE) _ _ _ _ _ .

7. Sodium is a (AIMNRLE) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ found in ocean water.

8. (REAWT) _ _ _ _ _ is a nutrient. It also is necessary for sealife.

9. Seafood contains B (STIIVMAN) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

10. Seafood is a source of (RENTIOP) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

11. Protein helps build (SMECULS) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

12. A quick source of energy is found in foods that contain

(ARABCDEHORSTY) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

13. Seafood contains (GMEOA-3) _ _ _ _ _ - _ fatty acids that are good for our health.

14. (AFT) _ _ _ is a nutrient that we should only eat in small quantities.

15. (LORSICAE) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are a measure of energy in foods.

16. A large amount of (THEELLOOSCR) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

in our bodies is unhealthy for our heart and circulatory system.

17. Vitamin D is in some seafood and is necessary for strong bones and

(HEETE) _ _ _ _ _ .

18. Seafood in our diet can help us (WORG) _ _ _ _ and stay healthy.

Seafood Health Scramble - Answers

1. HEALTH

2. FISH

3. NUTRIENT

4. EYESIGHT

5. SHELLFISH

6. BONES

7. MINERAL

8. WATER

9. VITAMINS

10. PROTEIN

11. MUSCLES

12. CARBOHYDRATES

13. OMEGA-3

14. FAT

15. CALORIES

16. CHOLESTEROL

17. TEETH

18. GROW