Choosing good store food

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This book will help you to choose the best food from your shop which stops you from getting sick and helps to make bodies strong and healthy.

This book is to be used by· Aboriginal Health Worker's for the Basic Skills Training Program.

This book is for

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students at school

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all Aboriginal people who want to know more about the foods in our stores.

Written and illustrated by Alison Laycock who was a teacher at Umbakumba School, with advice

from Christine Cook, a Dietitian who lived at Groote Eylandt.

CENTRAL LIBRARY

2 7 MAR 1998

TERRITORY HEIITH SERVICES

4645 4

ISBN - 0928-3

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BUSHFOOD IS THE BEST FOOD.

All bushtood is 300d .fbr- you,and keeps ,you stro"3, heal~ and

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The problem is, Some people can't 30

oub U> 3et bush +bod at Bl l , snd Some

peo~le can on:J . 30 out huotir"\3 and

.g~,n.9 and -find1nJ plant -RxxJs on

Sstun::Jay.s and Sund~s.

You need -0, know which store -kJod

is 3ood ibr IJOu, So i:hst J°'-' can

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How can you tel I which ix> buy ?

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We - put food ·,nto 1hfll G,m,a

To be strong and healtly we neeJ U> eat

food from each oP these -God 3roups evegr d~-

'vJe _give these 3r-oups a colour as wel I

as a name.

G,/our them in:

I I W11e - body building ~ -

.___ _ _ _ _ _____. -"Grow" roods.

I ...__ _ ____ __,_ I~ - -"Go enew "-{oods. .fuods .

I ~ - pro-be.dive -Rx:ds . ..._ _ _ _ _ __, · - "Glow

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Sbore -RxxJs can be puti it'1t-o 4riod 3'"CUf>S.

BODY BUILDING E.NERGY

-All meab and

animal fuod

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,ncludi"S - esss

-milk

-cheese -y°3hurb

-All cereals, nuts)

seeds, flour and bread.

PROTECTI\JE

- All ~u·,ts end

vese:t,sbles.

-vesemftie

- - -fuods -Rx- .9rowth and s t r ~ .

~ - -fooch .Q,r ener31

~ - foods -kY prot.ection again$t sickness.

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ace the .fo\\owi~ SmRE FOODS in th~r

own -Rx>d trou p.

oran:r ju ice

rri1\k pcwder

bat"\anes

Unned tomatPes peanut paste

flour-

rtce .

sult.anas

B0DY-0JILDlNG

carrobs

bread

paoot.oes

Sf'B3hefu.

baked bean· s

eags

weebbix cheese

ENOOY

tinned apricot.6 bacon

ca~e 4Stesk - rneab sardines

v~erri,te mar3ant'le

'68usa3es.

PROTECTIVE

• Have your answers checked hef'ore you 30 on To the ne,d; p93e.

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Bu~s -fit ea.:s&' irt.o f.he · three -God 3rouf6.

I"' the columns , write the ~lieh names oP

sol'Y'e bushtocds and , if ;you can , ;1rur

^ONn

nSYY\e --R>r the ~ 8~ wel I.

OODY BUILDING ENERGY PR01ECTIVE

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-The bes:, -Rxx\

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-Q-esh -Rx:d ~rn i:he bue.h and

the 3&"den, or- -Gerl -9orn -the shop which hasn't;

been charaed much ,n +'aciones

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1hese -Rxxils

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b.t~s, meab Snci

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pou~ , ~3s, m,lk, chee~ and rJOjhu.r+,.,

-9-uit ~d ve3e:t.sbles, wholCrv\eal bread and who\emesl damper ' brown nee.

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Second besb is ..Q,od which hss been chs~ed

~ cook,Yls or mi)(.i~ '" ~tories

Second best; -fbod seo· re.s 1:Nvo stars.

roi>d:ures - Trish stew, &.eak & ve_gd:ables, meathal~

camp-pie, spa3hetli, ... .

Fr-esh oc ~:z.eo mesk: m1xhdre§i- Tish-h~, ssusa3es ... . Tinned or dried -9-u,b and v~etables --·-

Soup and "I,,~nt'' rnea\s - R,ce-a-Ri:sc>, Ve5ta, etc... ,

, . . ReRned Cerea\s - wh"rbe +lour-, br-ead & dernper> white nc~

comAakes, nee b.Abbl~, d'f::/ loi&:urhs.

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Poor -k>od

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no .9ood -R;. Our'" bodies. T-t is oft.en the sweet -focx:Js which make ho\es ,n

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teeth end YY)eke

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Snd which dent:>

step us -Qom beir"'l3 hur"\8'Y -R,.... v~ lon.9

at all.

11--iis -klod scores on!J one .st..s.lr-

Foods such as - s""eet. biscu",G5 and cake,

chocolate and lollies, bubble-3um.

fCe-c..ream and water LCe-loJocks.

sussr

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~r-up Snd ho~

pcstato cr'isps, -hNisbc~, etc ...

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- A ~uiz .f&- you "ID do -

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When yau have -Gund -the e n s ~ Cor'V\plet.e the.

crosswor-d puzzle on -the next pase.

CLUES

ACROSS

1. ksh --- ''is 'number one -tucker.'

:z. ___ ..;___ bel~s to -the protective ~roup. It is s

v~et.Bble.

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4: 1ne ;jree<i 3roup is __________

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e>. --rood which scores 't"Nvo ~ , s is ___ _ ~---.

7. There are _____

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s. --- is but!n tucker, snd a body-.bu'ildit"\3 ~ -

q 'Weak tucker' is u.sua~ _____ -God.

1:2. A -R>od msde -Rorrt ..-,:"lk ie _____ _

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Weak -tuck.er ' &ores on:J _ _ _ star.

J4. The " blue

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3r"OUp is .Q,c,d which helps us to

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2. This is 'weak tucker' .Com the O\er51 3roup. ___ _

3. lresh _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ar-e 'nurnbec-- one -tucker-,' wh", le

+inned--- are jood -tuc.ker'

b. Dsmper Y'f'\8de ~ wh"rbe _____ is ortJ

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3ood -t:ucie<;'

whde damper rnBcle -Com wholen--.eal --- is'-

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one Tucker.

10. An animal ~ , bt.tt not YV\est,

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So, here ere the rules -R>r- choo.si~

good ~tore -R,od.

£ o Choose -k>od -9orvl each of> the

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• enei:ay -k>ods ,

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• protective -Qods,

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Bush tucker and -9-esh ~ i~ best. .

Sweet -Gcx:ls W,t.h lots or SUja'"

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thevn a.-e weak i:uck&---.

"Food in :tios and ~ ·

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Remember- Number One Tucker• 3 stars•.-•

Good Tucker • 2 ~rs**

Weak Tucker • 1 &8r *

-Preserited

^& ·1\\u.s-o-ated

~ Alison U3Jcock

Home

Economi<::5

teacher - UMbakumbe, wrt:h

m8-te£ial ~om the

N.T Dept. at t-lealth.

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