Let’s talk about our friend Popeye, the sailor, to see what ideas he has about good health. What do you know about Popyeye? He knows what he needs to make him strong. Why does Popeye need to be strong? To stop the bully Bluto! What does Popeye use to make him strong? Yes, spinach. What is spinach? Yes, it’s a vegetable.

But, what is so important about spinach; why can’t some other vegetable do the job? Why must he have spinach? Let’s think about that for a minute, and then let’s ask some other questions about health.

What happens if we don’t drink water for a few days? We get sick. When we studied the kidneys in the human body, we learned that the kidneys use a lot of water to get rid of wastes. We have to urinate several times a day. We need to replace that water. But, do we need to drink water every day? Who knows how much water people need to drink every day? Yes, we will review some of these ideas in this lesson, and in the following activities we will discover answers to why the body needs fruits, vegetables and water.