Nutrition

1
Nutrition

• Liberty Woodruff
• 10.1.6. C Grade 6

2
Preview

• Why nutrition is important to your health
• Key to a healthy diet
• The new Food Guide Pyramid
• Deciphering nutrition labels

3
Why Nutrition is Important to You

• Diseases
• Bodily needs
• Increase life span
• Performance in sports or other activities
• Body weight

4
What is a Healthy Diet?

• A healthy diet is one that provides enough of
  each essential nutrient, contains a variety of
  foods from all of the basic food groups, provides
  adequate energy to maintain a healthy weight, and
  does not contain excess fat, sugar, salt or
  alcohol.
• -Nutrition.gov

5
Key to a Healthy Diet

• Adequacy
• Balance
• Moderation
• Nutrient Density
• Variation

6
The New Food Pyramid
7
Calorie Needs

• 1940 calories per day for women
• 2550 for men
• -UK Department of Health Estimated
  Average Requirements (EAR)
• Weight gain
• Weight loss

8
Figuring Out Food Labels

• Calorie A calorie is a unit of energy, a way of
  expressing how much energy you would get by
  eating a certain food.
• Serving size an amount of food such as 1 cup or
  5 crackers. The Nutrition label tells you how
  many nutrients are in that amount of food.
• Percent Daily Value percentages on food labels
  that are based on recommended daily allowances -
  meaning the amount of something a person should
  get each day

9
(No Transcript)
10
Watch Out For

• Calories from Fat
• Saturated Fat
• Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats
• Trans fats
• Cholesterol

11
Benefits of Vitamins!

• Vitamin A promotes healthy eyes, skin, hair and
  nails
• Vitamin B6 helps form red blood cells, assists
  in proper nerve function
• Folic Acid important in growth and development,
  helps prevent birth defects
• Vitamin C promotes wound healing, helps resist
  infection
• Vitamin E helps form red blood cells, muscles,
  and other tissues
• Calcium helps build strong bones and teeth

12
In Conclusion
Remember these key points

• Adequacy
• Balance
• Caloric Intake
• Moderation
• Variation
• Exercise!

13
Sources

• www.kidshealth.org
• www.nutrition.gov
• http//www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Handouts/heart_health
  y_eating/heart_healthy_eating.html

14
Thank You!