Eating The Right Stuff!!!

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Eating The Right Stuff!!!

• How exactly do we get energy and nourishment from
  the food we eat?
• What foods give us which nutrients?
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  This is where you answer all of these questions
  on your own piece of paper using the information
  given on this power point and internet links
  provided.

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The Traditional Food Guide Pyramid.
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Different Calories?

• Calorie The measure of energy found in foods.
• Protein A nutrient found prevalent in meat,
  eggs, nuts and fish that is used by the body to
  build and rebuild tissues.
• Carbohydrates Used by the body for its main
  source of energy. Simple Carbohydrates are
  usually found in sugar form, while complex
  carbohydrates are plentiful in breads.
• Fats Fats are cells found in organic tissue, as
  well as in seeds and nuts of plants. The body
  uses fats as energy. Saturated fats are stored
  in the body and are harder to get rid of.

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Protein

• Protein is found mostly in animal tissues, nuts
  and seeds, and in many dairy products.
• 10 of your daily calories should consist of
  protein (2000 calorie diet). Slightly more
  should be consumed if you are more active than
  the average person.
• Your body uses protein to rebuild tissues such
  as muscle tissue that has been broken down.
  When you are growing as a child the most
  important nutrient is protein, as well as
  adequate vitamins and minerals.
• 1 Gram of protein is equal to 4 calories.

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Carbohydrates

• Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for
  the body.
• Complex carbohydrates are found in foods such as
  breads, fruits, vegetables and nuts. Complex
  carbs are best used by the body for longer
  lasting energy. The term Carb-Loading is
  usually used by athletes who need energy over
  long periods of time.
• Simple carbohydrates are used by the body for
  energy, but only last for a short period of time.
  Simple carbs are usually simple sugars that are
  found in foods such as candy, soda pop, simple
  table sugar and frosting on cakes.
• 1 Gram of Carbohydrate is also equal to 4
  calories.
• At least 45 of your daily diet should consist of
  carbohydrates based from a 2000
  calorie-traditional diet.

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Water

• Water is essential for the body to function on a
  day-to-day basis.
• 75 80 of our body is made up of water. Our
  brain and nervous system cannot send messages to
  body parts with out water. One job of water is
  to help our body flush out any extra vitamins and
  minerals that our body is not using. Having more
  water in your body also makes it easier to burn
  off fat The more water you have in your body
  the more space you have in between your fat
  cells.
• How much do I need to drink each day?
• (body weight in pounds) 2 (ounces of water
  to drink)
• Activity water is essential to your muscles!!!
  Your muscles need water in order to use the
  sugars and other energy sources for fuel during
  activity. Without enough water your muscles will
  experience fatigue, cramping, straining and
  pulling.

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Fats

• Believe it or not, the human body actually does
  need some fat. Anything less than 2 percent body
  fat is considered unhealthy.
• Body fat helps keep the body warm, cushions
  organs and other internal body parts and provides
  energy used by the body during activity.
• 1 Gram of Fat is equal to 9 calories. Saturated
  Fat is a type of fat that has higher density
  cells that are harder to burn off than fats with
  lower density cells. The body is able to use
  most fats as energy during activity.

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Diet / Nutrition Links

• On the other side of this page are internet
  links. Click on them and they will take you to
  different internet links on nutrition that will
  help you answer some of the questions on the next
  few pages.

• my pyramid nutrition
• Active Life Style
• cultural recipes
• essential nutrients
• Low Carb. Dieting

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Questions / Review

• Directions Using the information given in the
  power point and the internet links provided,
  answer each of the following questions on a
  separate sheet of notebook paper. The answers
  will be collected at the end of the period.
• For each of the nutrients, list the number of
  calories each has per gram.
• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Fats
• Water
• What percent of our body is made up of water?
• What are saturated fats?
• List the major food groups from the food guide
  pyramid, and list how many servings from each
  group we are supposed to have on a daily basis.
• From the cultural recipes link briefly describe
  a typical Hispanic (Mexican) diet, a typical
  American diet and a typical Asian diet. Also
  please write one pro and one con for each of the
  diets.

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Questions / Review (Cont.)

• What nutritional differences do males and females
  have?
• A healthy life style consists of a healthy mental
  state, healthy diet and _______
• ________?
• A Nature Valley Peanut Bar has 9 Grams of Fat,
  19 Grams of Carbohydrates and 4 Grams of Protein.
• List how many calories each nutrient contains.
• Add up the calories for each nutrient to find out
  how many total calories are in the bar.
• If Terry weighs 180 lbs., about how many ounces
  of water should he drink in a given day?
• What are 3 uses of fat in the body?