Nutrition

Dietary Guidelines

General guidelines put forth by General guidelines put forth by governmentgovernment

Good nutrition supports normal Good nutrition supports normal growth, maintains strong muscles, growth, maintains strong muscles, sound bones, healthy skin, enough sound bones, healthy skin, enough blood to cleanse and nourish all blood to cleanse and nourish all parts of bodyparts of body

Some food you eat today become Some food you eat today become part of you tomorrow.part of you tomorrow.

Dietary Guidelines

Fill in the blank with the appropriate wordsFill in the blank with the appropriate words1.1. Eat a _______ of foodsEat a _______ of foods

2.2. Balance the food you eat with _________-Balance the food you eat with _________-maintain or improve your weightmaintain or improve your weight

3.3. Choose a diet with plenty of _______, Choose a diet with plenty of _______, ______, and ________.______, and ________.

4.4. Choose a diet low in __________, _________, Choose a diet low in __________, _________, and________.and________.

5.5. Chose a diet moderate in __________.Chose a diet moderate in __________.

6.6. Chose a dies moderate in_________, and Chose a dies moderate in_________, and sodium.sodium.

Applying the Dietary Guidelines

For each dietary guideline write 3 things you For each dietary guideline write 3 things you can docan do

Eat a Eat a varietyvariety of foods daily. I can: of foods daily. I can: Balance the food eaten with Balance the food eaten with physical physical

activityactivity -maintain or improve weight. I can: -maintain or improve weight. I can: Choose a diet with plenty of Choose a diet with plenty of grain grain

products, vegetables, and fruitsproducts, vegetables, and fruits. I can:. I can: Choose a diet low in Choose a diet low in fat, saturated fat and fat, saturated fat and

cholesterolcholesterol. I can:. I can: Use Use sugarssugars in moderation. I can: in moderation. I can: Use Use saltsalt and sodium in moderation. I can: and sodium in moderation. I can:

Food Groups

Can you Name the 6 Food Groups?Can you Name the 6 Food Groups?

1.1. Bread, Grain, Rice and Pasta GroupBread, Grain, Rice and Pasta Group

2.2. Vegetable GroupVegetable Group

3.3. Fruit GroupFruit Group

4.4. Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese GroupMilk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group

5.5. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs and Nuts Groupand Nuts Group

6.6. Fats, Oils, and Sweets GroupFats, Oils, and Sweets Group

Food Pyramid- old Fill in the Blank

Food Pyramid with answers

Food Pyramid- New

Typical U.S Food Pyramid

Draw a picture of what you think the Draw a picture of what you think the typical U. S food pyramid really typical U. S food pyramid really looks likelooks like

Fast Food Detective

McDonald’s French Fries-MediumMcDonald’s French Fries-Medium

Calories? Fat? (g) Carbohydrates? Calories? Fat? (g) Carbohydrates? (g)(g)

570 30 70570 30 70

Food Dective

Wendy’s Jr. HamburgerWendy’s Jr. Hamburger

Calories? Fat? (g) Carbohydrate? Calories? Fat? (g) Carbohydrate? (g)(g)

230 8 26230 8 26

Food Detective

Arby’s Chicken Tenders (5)Arby’s Chicken Tenders (5)

Calories? Fat? (g) Carbohydrates ?Calories? Fat? (g) Carbohydrates ?(g)(g)

630 31630 31 4747

Food Detective

McDonald’s Egg McMuffin SandwichMcDonald’s Egg McMuffin Sandwich

Calories? Fat ? (g) Calories? Fat ? (g) Carbohydrate? (g)Carbohydrate? (g)

300 12 30300 12 30

Calories

Units used to measure energy. Calories Units used to measure energy. Calories indicate how much energy in a food can indicate how much energy in a food can be used by the body or stored in body fatbe used by the body or stored in body fat

Everything you eat and drink contains Everything you eat and drink contains caloriescalories

Everything you do burns caloriesEverything you do burns calories Your body actually uses a ton of calories Your body actually uses a ton of calories

every single day even when you aren't every single day even when you aren't doing anything. Just keeping your body doing anything. Just keeping your body alive and functioning properly burns lots of alive and functioning properly burns lots of calories. calories.

Calories and Weight Control

if you consume more calories if you consume more calories than you burn, you gain than you burn, you gain weight. weight.

If you burn more calories than If you burn more calories than you consume, you lose weight. you consume, you lose weight.

If you both burn and consume If you both burn and consume the same amount of calories, the same amount of calories, your weight stays the same.your weight stays the same.

Calories and Weight Gain

Calories and Weight Loss

Calories and Marinating Weight

Calories Burned

Depends on weight, activity and Depends on weight, activity and intensity.intensity.

Based on 1 ½ hours Based on 1 ½ hours

Calorie Counter

Make a list of everything you ate Make a list of everything you ate and drank yesterday- be as and drank yesterday- be as specific as possiblespecific as possible

Visit Visit http://www.acaloriecounter.com/ http://www.acaloriecounter.com/

To find out nutritional facts for To find out nutritional facts for everything you eateverything you eat

Are you eating more or less Are you eating more or less calories than you expected?calories than you expected?