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Nutrition & Fitness

Nutrition & Fitness. Nutrition, Diet & MyPlate. Choosing a healthy diet based on RDA’s. RDA – Recommended Daily Allowance – recommended daily values – will see this on nutrition labels Nutrition labels show the amount of each nutrient in the food as well as calories, fat, sodium, etc.

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Nutrition & Fitness

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  1. Nutrition & Fitness Nutrition, Diet & MyPlate

  2. Choosing a healthy diet based on RDA’s • RDA – Recommended Daily Allowance – recommended daily values – will see this on nutrition labels • Nutrition labels show the amount of each nutrient in the food as well as calories, fat, sodium, etc. • The percentages are recommended by the government for a healthy diet

  3. Describe a healthy meal in terms of My Plate • MyPlate recommends a healthy balanced diet based on proportioning fruits and vegetables, grains, proteins, and diary with in each meal • Energy – Food is measured in calories • 3 factors that affect your energy needs – (energy = food) • Age • Sex • Level physical activity

  4. Homework • Read pages 128 & 129 • Define the word diet in terms of science • create a daily menu of what you eat normally – list what you eat for breakfast, lunch & dinner – then go to MyPyramid.gov to see if you are eating a balanced diet

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