Eating The Right Stuff!!!

1. Eating The Right Stuff!!! How exactly do we get energy and nourishment from the food we eat? What foods give us which nutrients? Click the arrow to continue

2. How Do I Get From Page to Page? The “Home” button will take you from whatever page you are on to the very first page. This button will allow you to go back one slide at a time. This button will allow you to go to the next slide. This button will take you the question page. This is where you answer all of these questions on your own piece of paper using the information given on this power point and internet links provided.

3. The Traditional Food Guide Pyramid.

4. Different Calories? • Calorie: The measure of energy found in foods. • Protein: A nutrient found prevalent in meat, eggs, nuts and fish that is used by the body to build and rebuild tissues. • Carbohydrates: Used by the body for its main source of energy. Simple Carbohydrates are usually found in sugar form, while complex carbohydrates are plentiful in breads. • Fats: Fats are cells found in organic tissue, as well as in seeds and nuts of plants. The body uses fats as energy. Saturated fats are stored in the body and are harder to get rid of.

5. Protein • Protein is found mostly in animal tissues, nuts and seeds, and in many dairy products. • 10% of your daily calories should consist of protein (2000 calorie diet). Slightly more should be consumed if you are more active than the average person. • Your body uses protein to rebuild tissues such as: muscle tissue that has been broken down. When you are growing as a child the most important nutrient is protein, as well as adequate vitamins and minerals. • 1 Gram of protein is equal to 4 calories.

6. Carbohydrates • Carbohydrates: are the main source of energy for the body. • Complex carbohydrates: are found in foods such as breads, fruits, vegetables and nuts. Complex carbs are best used by the body for longer lasting energy. The term “Carb-Loading” is usually used by athletes who need energy over long periods of time. • Simple carbohydrates: are used by the body for energy, but only last for a short period of time. Simple carbs are usually simple sugars that are found in foods such as candy, soda pop, simple table sugar and frosting on cakes. • 1 Gram of Carbohydrate is also equal to 4 calories. • At least 45% of your daily diet should consist of carbohydrates based from a 2000 calorie-traditional diet.

7. Water • Water is essential for the body to function on a day-to-day basis. • 75 – 80% of our body is made up of water. Our brain and nervous system cannot send messages to body parts with out water. One job of water is to help our body flush out any extra vitamins and minerals that our body is not using. Having more water in your body also makes it easier to burn off fat; The more water you have in your body the more space you have in between your fat cells. • How much do I need to drink each day? (body weight in pounds) ÷ 2 = (ounces of water to drink) • Activity: water is essential to your muscles!!! Your muscles need water in order to use the sugars and other energy sources for fuel during activity. Without enough water your muscles will experience fatigue, cramping, straining and pulling.

8. Fats • Believe it or not, the human body actually does need some fat. Anything less than 2 percent body fat is considered unhealthy. • Body fat helps keep the body warm, cushions organs and other internal body parts and provides energy used by the body during activity. • 1 Gram of Fat is equal to 9 calories. Saturated Fat is a type of fat that has higher density cells that are harder to burn off than fats with lower density cells. The body is able to use most fats as energy during activity.

9. On the other side of this page are internet links. Click on them and they will take you to different internet links on nutrition that will help you answer some of the questions on the next few pages. my pyramid nutrition Active Life Style cultural recipes essential nutrients Low Carb. Dieting Diet / Nutrition Links

10. Questions / Review • Directions: Using the information given in the power point and the internet links provided, answer each of the following questions on a separate sheet of notebook paper. The answers will be collected at the end of the period. • For each of the nutrients, list the number of calories each has per gram. • Protein: • Carbohydrates: • Fats: • Water: • What percent of our body is made up of water? • What are saturated fats? • List the major food groups from the food guide pyramid, and list how many servings from each group we are supposed to have on a daily basis. • From the “cultural recipes” link briefly describe a typical Hispanic (Mexican) diet, a typical American diet and a typical Asian diet. Also please write one pro and one con for each of the diets.

11. Questions / Review (Cont.) • What nutritional differences do males and females have? • A healthy life style consists of a healthy mental state, healthy diet and _______ ________? • A “Nature Valley Peanut Bar” has 9 Grams of Fat, 19 Grams of Carbohydrates and 4 Grams of Protein. • List how many calories each nutrient contains. • Add up the calories for each nutrient to find out how many total calories are in the bar. • If Terry weighs 180 lbs., about how many ounces of water should he drink in a given day? • What are 3 uses of fat in the body?