Wakookoo`s mind bender

By:

Story: Wakookoo has lost his mental health by not eating right and not excercising. Now he needs you to help him get it back by collecting coins which represent good food and plants for energy. Defeat the enemies or avoid them they represent  bad food and take away your health. Help wakookoo get his health back and learn to eat right so he can use his brain again!

Objective: Earn more abilities as you go through the levels and earn your health back. Defeat the enemies or avoid them they represent bad food and unhealthy chices. Collect coins which represent good food and plants for energy. Get to the end of the game to get back your health.

Health Lesson: This game`s main health lesson is, that if you eat right you will learn more effeciantly and have good mental health so you can get good grades which is important when your a student.

Intended audience: 7-16 yrs.

Team members: Jernee and Amina

This food is unhealthy and will make your brain slow and unhealthy if you eat too much of this food

Wakookoo`s mind bender is all about getting your mental health back and maintaining it. These vegetables are healty and can increase your learning ability and health tremendously along with exercise. Working out and eating right are major factors in your mental health and learning ability, being a student you need to excercise and eat(and study) to make good grades on tests and homework.

Diet and mental health

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/mental-health-a-z/D/diet/

 

The role of nutrition is the most
obvious, yet under-recognized factors. Nearly two-thirds of those who do not
report daily mental health problems eat fresh fruit or fruit juice every day.

FOOD CONSUMPTION

What we are eating now is very
different from our recent ancestors. Over the last 60 years there has been a
34% decline in UK vegetable consumption with currently only 13% of men and 15%
of women now eating at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables per day.
People in the UK eat 59% less fish than they did 50 years ago.

HEALTHY EATING ON A BUDGET

A healthy diet can be more expensive.
Fish, fruit and vegetables can be particularly pricey. However, by cutting down
on sugary drinks and snacks, you can save money so you can by healthier foods.
Frozen fruits and vegetables are often cheaper than fresh produce and are
usually just as good nutritionally.

REGUALR MEALS

Eat regular meals throughout the day
to maintain blood sugar levels.

Make sure you eat at least three meals
each day. Missing meals, especially breakfast, leads to low blood sugar and
this causes low mood, irritability and fatigue.

REFINED FOOD

Eat fewer high sugar foods and more
wholegrain cereal, nuts, beans, lentils, fruit 
and vegetables.

• 
  Bread - whole
  meal and granary rather than white
• 
  Breakfast cereals
  – choose high fiber, low sugar types ex.  Wholegrain or bran cereals or porridge.
• 
  Rice and pasta –
  go for Basmati and brown rice and whole meal pasta