Nutrition

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Nutrition the Food Guide Pyramid

• Meaghan Conti, ATC, LAT

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The digestive system and the food guide pyramid.

• Where does the food go after we eat it?
• Are you eating a healthy diet?

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Chew, Chew, Chew

• Mouth
• Foodstuffs are broken down mechanically by
  chewing and saliva is added as a lubricant.
• In some species, saliva contains amylase, an
  enzyme that digests starch.
• Esophagus
• Link between the stomach and the mouth
• Tubular
• Stomach
• enzymatic digestion of proteins initiated and
  foodstuffs reduced to liquid form.
• Liver
• The center of metabolic activity in the body
• Major role in the digestive process is to provide
  bile salts to the small intestine, which are
  critical for digestion and absorption of fats.

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Going down

• Pancreas
• Provides a mixture of digestive enzymes to the
  small intestine
• Critical for digestion of fats, carbohydrates and
  protein.
• Small Intestine
• This is where the final stages of chemical
  enzymatic digestion occur
• Where almost all nutrients are absorbed.
• Large Intestine
• In all animals water is absorbed, bacterial
  fermentation takes place and feces are formed.

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The Food
Guide Pyramid
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Get your servings

• Grains- make half your grains whole
• Eat 6 ounces (oz) every day
• Veggies- Vary your veggies
• Eat 2 ½ cups every day
• Fruits- Focus on fruits
• Eat 1 ½ cups every day
• Oils- this is not a food group, but you need some
  for good health
• Get oils from fish, nuts and liquids such as corn
  oil, soybean oil and canola oil

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Get your servings
Milk- Get your calcium-rich foods -Drink/Eat
3 cups every day Meat Beans- Go lean with
protein -Eat 5 oz every day
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Guidelines

• Always consume a complete and balanced diet.
• Follow the food guide pyramid.
• Limit the amount of fats.
• Get the right amount of calories you need each
  day.
• Make smart choices.
• Veggies should be baked or steamed not fried.