Eating Healthy

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Eating Healthy

• Reading Food Labels Using the Food Pyramid

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Humans need to get a combination of SIX NUTRIENTS
to keep their bodies healthy

• FATS
• CARBOHYDRATES
• PROTEINS
• VITAMINS
• MINERALS
• WATER

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Why are these nutrients important?

• FATS provide energy, part of cell membrane,
  acts as insulation protection for internal
  organs.
• CARBOHYDRATES provide energy and raw materials
  for body.
• PROTEINS important raw material for body parts
  (muscles, etc).
• VITAMINS MINERALS used in a variety of
  chemical reactions in the body.
• WATER bodys vital processes take place in
  water.

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Few foods have all of the nutrients you need, so
you need to eat a BALANCED, HEALTHY DIET that has
a VARIETY of foods to provide the proper amount
of nutrients to keep your body healthy.
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There are 2 things that can help you plan a
healthy diet1) FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID2) FOOD
LABELS
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FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID

• This pyramid classifies foods into SIX groups and
  indicates how many SERVINGS of each group should
  be eaten to maintain a HEALTHY diet.

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FOOD LABELS

• These labels allow you to EVALUATE the
  NUTRITIONAL VALUE of a food.

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• When reading a food
• label, be sure to
• Check the MAIN INGREDIENTS. Whats listed first
  second?
• Identify SUGARS and FATS. Look for words that
  end in ose (glucose, fructose, sucrose). These
  are sugars. Oil, butter, and lard are fats.

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• When reading a food
• label, be sure to
• c) Check the SERVING SIZE. Is there more
  than 1 serving in a package?
• d) Count the CALORIES. Most teens should eat
  about 2,000 3,000 calories a day. What portion
  of the calories come from fat? Watch out if more
  than ½ the calories come from fat.

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• When reading a food
• label, be sure to
• Look for the 6 ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS.
• f) Watch for SODIUM CHOLESTEROL. Its best
  to avoid foods that are high in these substances.

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• When reading a food
• label, be sure to
• g) Figure out the FAT CONTENT. What kinds of
  fats are included? Saturated Trans-fats are
  bad fats, but avoid eating foods that are too
  high in any fat.
• f) Note the VITAMINS MINERALS. Look for
  important vitamins (A, C, D, etc) and minerals
  (calcium, iron).