Nutritional Analysis

1. Nutritional Analysis

2. Your Homework: • You were supposed to record everything you consumed in a 24 hour period. • You were supposed to include not only WHAT you ate, but HOW much you ate. • If you have not yet done this, please take a moment to jot down what you have consumed in the past 24 hours. • When you are ready, Click Here

3. Let’s Review • CALORIES measure the amount of energy in your food. • Calories can be good or bad. • You need to eat calories in order to survive. • You want to make wise choices about how you get your calories. A 500 calorie sandwich is better than a 500 calorie milkshake. Next

4. Burning Calories • Calories supply energy to your body. • Every action your body performs requires calories. This includes breathing, thinking, blinking, swallowing, and keeping your heart pumping. • The amount of calories you need just to survive—staying in bed all day—is called your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Move on Find Out Your BMR When you’re done, close out of Internet Explorer and then…

5. Are you Ready for a Quiz? • Calories Measure the amount of ________ in your food. Fat Nutrients Sugar Energy

6. Sorry, Wrong Answer! Go Back and Review

7. You’re Right! Next Question: • Your BMR is how many calories you need in order to: Lose Weight Do nothing

8. Absolutely! • But we usually don’t stay in bed all day, so we need to eat more calories than just our BMR. • Well what should we be eating? Let’s Find Out

9. You need your nutrients • There are three main types of nutrients that can be found in food. • Although some people think you should avoid carbs or fats, you actually need a balance of all types of nutrients. • Each one can be found in different types of foods and has a different job. Move on

10. FATS Move on Some fats are good, some aren’t. Fats from nuts are better than fats from a greasy cheeseburger.

11. CARBS Complex carbs (from grains, whole wheat, etc.) are better than simple carbs (sugary food). Move on

12. PROTEINS Move on Beans also have a lot of protein!

13. It’s Quiz Time! • Click on the Correct Answer: Fats are needed for what purpose? Long-Term Energy Storage Immediate Energy

14. Correct! • Click on the Correct Answer: Root Beer has carbs. TRUE FALSE

15. You got it! • Click on the Correct Answer: Which is a good source of protein? Strawberry Milk

16. Sorry, Wrong Answer! Go Back and Review

17. GREAT! • It looks like you understand the basics of nutrients. Now it’s time to find out if you are getting the right amount of each. • After some brief instructions, you will click on a link that will take you to an online nutritional analysis tool. Next, please

18. Instructions for the Nutritional Analysis Enter your personal info Start typing in foods/beverages from your list. After you hit “add food” you will choose what specific food (i.e. Wheaties instead of just “cereal”) and how much you ate (i.e. 2 servings of 1 cup each). Continue clicking “add food” until your list is done. For some foods, you might have to add individual ingredients (peanut butter + jam + bread) Finally click “Analyze Foods” Next

19. Final Instructions • After getting your analysis, look at the first four rows (Calories, Protein, Fats, Carbs). On the far right, it will tell you what percentage of the recommended amount you consumed. You are hoping for close to 100% in every category. • When you are done, MINIMIZE Internet Explorer, and click the LAST STEP button on this screen. That will open a Word Document. You may then press ESC to close this screen, and finish the hour answering questions in Word. LAST STEP Take me to the Nutritional Analysis