How does eating a balanced diet today effect how you feel in the
future?
•What you eat during your teens
can affect your risk of developing
obesity, heart disease, diabetes,
osteoporosis and cancer when you
are in your 30’s, 40’s or 50’s.
•All of these diseases can be affected by your diet.
4. What are calories and how many do each of the above nutrients have per gram?Calories are how we measure how
much energy a food has. Carbohydrates = 4 calories per gram Protein = 4 calories per gram Fats = 9 calories per gram
5. What are the 2 types of carbs and what is an example of each?
Complex Carbohydrates = Starches
Ex: Bread, pasta, rice
Simple Carbohydrates = Sugars
Ex: chocolate, candy
6. If carbohydrates are not used for energy, what happens to them?
Carbs are the first calories burned for energy. If they are
not used they are stored in your body as fat.
7. Why is fiber so important in keeping us healthy?
Fiber keeps your intestines healthyPrevents constipationMay help prevent colon cancer and
heart diseaseIncreases the amount of fluid in your digestive system.
8. Fats are also divided into 2 groups, name them and an example of each.
Unsaturated Fats:fats that are liquid at room temperature.
ex: cooking oils
Saturated Fats:fats that are solid at room temperature.
ex: lard (crisco), butter
9. What is cholesterol and what does is do in our bodies?
Cholesterol combines with molecules to circulate in the blood.
It is needed to make Vit. D, cell membranes & certain hormones.
Our body produces some cholesterol but we get most of it from our diets.
10. How is protein used in our body?
It helps the body build new cells and repair existing ones. It helps with muscle development.
It is burned for energy after the Carbs are gone.
11. What is Protein made up of?
There are 20 different types of amino acids but only
9 essential ones.
12. What is the difference between complete proteins & incomplete proteins?
Complete proteins
contain the 9 essential amino
acids
Incomplete proteins do not contain all the essential amino acids
13. What are the 2 classes of vitamins? What is the difference?
Dissolve in fat and can be stored in the body
Dissolve in water and are not stored in the body.The body uses what it
needs then gets rid of the rest.
14. What do minerals do for our body?
Minerals help build and repair tissues.
Needed for enzyme activityNeeded for bone formation.
15. What is nutrient deficiency?
Nutrient Deficiency occurs
when our body does not
have enough of the 6
nutrients needed to
function properly.
Without enough nutrients certain body functions may not function properly
and could weaken certain organs.
16. What percent of your body is water?
Why is it so important for our body?
Water is needed for every body function, without the
proper amount of water certain body functions may not perform as they should.
Our body is made
up of 60% water.
17. How much water should you have a day?
At least eight 8oz glasses
of water each day!
It’s important to drink more water than you lose!
18. What is dehydration and how can it be dangerous?
Dehydration occurs when the body does not have enough water.
Dehydration can interfere with both mental and physical performance.
Early symptoms might be fatigue, loss of appetite, dry eyes.
Dehydration could lead to death.
20. What makes a food “junk food”? Is all “junk food” bad for us?
What makes a food
healthy or junk
depends on how many
nutrients it provides relative to
how many calories it contains.
Junk food is only a problem if it makes up a large
part of your diet.
Snacking isn’t bad if done right. If done right is can increase your nutrient intake and help you maintain a healthy weight.
Eating smaller amounts of food (with nutritional value) throughout
the day vs 3 large meals a day can actually be better for
your metabolism.
Is snacking bad???
22. How do our dietary needs change as we get older?
Nutrient needs change with each stage of life,
infancy, childhood, adolescence & adulthood
The more active you are the more calories you need.
As you get older you have to watch your intake of calories because your metabolism slows down.
23. Why do pregnant women need more energy and protein
than non-pregnant women?
To help meet energy needs, expectant mothers need about 450 additional
calories.More protein, vitamins & minerals are needed to aid in the development of the baby.
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