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Nutrition and Food Choices: Understanding the Importance of Nutrients

This worksheet explores the study of nutrients and their impact on the body, as well as factors that influence food choices. It also provides an overview of different types of nutrients, their functions, and the guidelines for maintaining good health. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of eating a balanced diet and starting the day with a healthy breakfast.

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Nutrition and Food Choices: Understanding the Importance of Nutrients

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  1. NutritionPick up 4 work sheets off the stage and get to work quietly on the Journal/Eat Your Vegetables Vocabulary.Journal: Do you think you make good or bad food choices? Explain.

  2. Bathroom, Water, & Sharpen Pencils!

  3. Nutrition • The STUDY of nutrients and how the body uses them.

  4. Nutrients • Definition: Substances in food that your body needs. • Helps the body: • Build new tissue • Repair damages cells • Produce energy

  5. Influences on Food Choices • Peer Pressure • Family and Culture • Advertising • Knowledge of Nutrition • Convenience • Availability Which one of these factors has the biggest role in your personal food choices?

  6. Appetite vs. Hunger • Appetite – the psychological desire for food. • Ex. The smell of fresh baked bread…might make you crave piece of toast, even if you are not hungry. • Hunger – the body’s physical need for food.

  7. 5 types of NUTRIENTS! • Carbohydrates • Fats • Proteins • Minerals • Vitamins

  8. Carbohydrates • Preferred QUICK ENERGY source. • Contain 4 calories per gram. • Found in grains, fruits, & vegetables. • 55% of the calories in a persons diet should come from carbohydrates.

  9. Fats • SLOW source of energy. • Contains 9 calories per gram. • Helps body with nerve conduction, vitamin absorption, insulation, & organ protection. • Found in dairy, meat & nuts, & oils food groups. • 30% of the calories in a person’s diet should come from fats. EXAMPLES???

  10. Proteins • RESERVE source of energy. • Contains 4 calories per gram. • Repair & build the body. • Found in meats & beans food group. • 15% of the calories in a person’s diet Should come from proteins. Examples???

  11. Minerals • Essential to helping body function properly but do not provide energy. • Inorganic elements found in the grains, fruits, & vegetables food group. Examples???

  12. Vitamins Required for a wide variety of body functions but are NOT a source of energy. Nutrients needed for good health found in fruits & vegetable groups. Examples: ???

  13. Water • Helps you digest and absorb food. • Regulates body temperature and blood circulation. • Carries nutrients and oxygen to the cells. • Removes toxins and other wastes. • Cushions Joints. • Protects tissues and organs from shock & damage.

  14. Calorie • Definition: A unit that measures the energy available in food. • Most teens need 2,000 calories a day. • Teen should be physically active for at least 60 minutes on most days.

  15. Guidelines for Good Health!! • Eat a variety of foods. • Eat more Fruits, Vegetables, and Whole Grains. • Balance the Calories you Consume with Physical Activity. • Limit Fats, Sugar, and Salt • Keep Foods Safe to Eat

  16. Planning Healthy Meals • VARIETY – Make your meals and snacks more nutritious and interesting. • MODERATION – Eating reasonable portions. Limiting fats, sugars, and salt. • BALANCE – Being careful not to eat more calories than your body can burn.

  17. My Plate A system designed to help Americans make healthful food choices. More details NEXT CLASS!

  18. DON’T FORGET BREAKFAST • “The most important meal of the day.” • After a night of sleep, in which the body rests and repairs itself, you need breakfast to turn your body’s fuel-producing mechanism back on. • Breakfast gets the body going!!!! • Studies show students who eat breakfast do better academically than teens who do not eat breakfast.

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