CHECKING OUT CALORIES

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CHECKING OUT CALORIES

• BY
• CADARIS B. WOODS

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WHAT IS A CALORIE ?

• A calorie is a measure of how much energy the
  nutrients (protein, carbohydrate, and fat) can
  supply your body. When you eat food your body
  uses the food as fuel, burning it to produce
  energy, or calories.

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TYPES OF NUTRIENTS

• Some types of nutrients have more calories than
  others
• 1 GRAM OF PROTEIN 4 CALORIES
• 1 GRAM OF CARBOHYDRYDATE 4 CALORIES
• 1 GRAM OF FAT 9 CALORIES

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WHICH IS THE BEST SOURCE OF ENERGY ?
1 CUP OF MILK HAS 8 GRAMS OF PROTEIN
CLICK ON THE BEST CHOICE
1 ORDER OF LARGE FRIES HAS 22 GRAMS OF FAT
½ CUP OF SPAGHETTI HAS17 GRAMS OF CARBOHYDRATE
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MILK

• 8 GRAMS X 4 CALORIES FROM PROTEIN 32 CALORIES
  FROM PROTEINS.
• (OK ,BUT NOT THE BEST)WHICH IS THE BEST SOURCE
  OF ENERGY ?

SORRY TRY AGAIN
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SPAGHETTI

• 17 X 4 CALORIES 68 CALORIES FROM CARBOHYDRATES
• YOU HAVE USED YOUR NOODLE AND EATTING SPAGHETTI
  GIVES LOTS OF ENERGY !!!!

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THE MOST FOR YOUR ENERGY

• If its energy you body is after, you might think
  that the large fries would be best, right ? The
  answer is no because, your body can only use so
  many calories at a time. Whatever calories your
  body doesnt burn for fuel it stores in your body
  as fat.
• So the trick to keeping your body at a weight
  thats good for your height is to eat as many
  calories as you burn off.

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MORE ABOUT FAT

• TYPES OF FAT
• SATURATED FATTY ACIDS
• Come from animal foods like meat, milk, cheese,
  and some oils that come from plants.
• UNSATURATED FATTTY ACIDS
• Come from plants and fish.
• All bodies need some fat to work correctly

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FRIES

• 22 GRAMS X 9 CALORIES 198 CALORIES FROM FAT
• (UH-OH , LOTS WHICH IS THE BEST SOURCE OF ENERGY
  ?OF CALORIES FROM FAT!!)

SORRY TRY AGAIN
CLICK FOR MORE ABOUT FAT
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WORKS CITED

• KidsHealth.2003.The Nemours Foundation. 18 June
  2003 http//kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/p
  rotein_carb_fat_p2.html