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Nutrition 2

12/20/12. Nutrition 2. Food Tracker. Did you notice any patterns in your tracker? Did you eat breakfast each day? Did you drink 8 cups of water daily? Did you eat fruits and vegetables? Are you eating healthy? Why or why not?. Making Smart Food Choices.

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Nutrition 2

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  1. 12/20/12 Nutrition 2

  2. Food Tracker • Did you notice any patterns in your tracker? • Did you eat breakfast each day? • Did you drink 8 cups of water daily? • Did you eat fruits and vegetables? • Are you eating healthy? Why or why not?

  3. Making Smart Food Choices • How do I start eating a variety of nutritious foods every day? • Eating a variety of nutritious foods • Eat more fruits (whole fruits not juices) • Eat more leafy dark-green vegetables • Eat Orange vegetables both are high in nutrients

  4. More Smart Food Choices • Eating whole grains for at least ½ of the grains you eat daily • Eat enough calcium-rich foods • Eat a variety of protein-rich foods • Go easy on the foods that are high in saturated fats and trans fats. (Eating too many of these can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke) • When eating meat choose lean cuts that are baked, broiled or grilled rather than fried

  5. Avoid Too Much Added Sugar and Salts • Foods that are high in added sugars are often low in other nutrients. • They can fill you up, making you less likely to eat more healthly foods. • Also promote tooth decay • Calories from sugars not used by the body for energy are stored as body fat. • Eating too much salt (sodium) can also cause the same problems

  6. Too much sodium can increase the risk of high blood sugar • Avoid eating too much salt by cutting down on salty snacks and sprinkling salt on your food

  7. Getting The Facts • Serving Size- the amounts listed for calories, nutrients, and food substances are based on one label serving of the package’s contents • Calories-how many calories does one serving contain • Calories from Fat-How many of those calories come from fat • Daily Values for selected vitamins and minerals in one serving

  8. More Facts • Fat-How much fat is in product • Saturated fat-how much • Trans fat-how much • % Daily Value-helps you judge the amounts of the listed nutrients in one serving of the product • General Guideline is that 20% or more is a lot and 5 percent or less isn’t very much • Suggested amounts of nutrients and food substances the average person should aim for each day (maybe higher or lower)

  9. Group Work • Choose 5 empty products • Identify the food with the least amounts of fat and sugar and the greatest amount of fiber and protein. • Write it down on paper • You will turn in after work 10 points

  10. Homework Write a paragraph on how you need to change your eating habits to make healthier choices. Write a paragraph on the things you are currently doing that are healthy choices.

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