Healthful Eating Habits

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Healthful Eating Habits

• 6th Grade Nutrition
• Lesson 2
• Pages B42-49

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The Dietary Guidelines and Eating Out

• Choose Healthy Foods
• Watch the portion sizes
• Ask for dressings or sauces on the side
• Get baked or broiled foods instead of fried

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Healthy Breakfasts and Snacks!

• Try more
• whole grains,
• fruits
• Vegetables
• Low-fat yogurt and cheese

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Try to Limit

• Sweets!

Donuts Pastries Sugary Cereals Chips Candy
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Ways Healthful Eating Habits Promote Health

• A balanced diet includes foods from all the food
  groups, provides nutrients you need for good
  health, and helps you avoid malnutrition.
• Malnutrition harmful condition caused by not
  eating enough food or not eating the right kinds
  of foods.

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Healthful Eating Helps Reduce Your Risk of
Disease!

• Such as
• Many types of cancer
• Stroke
• Diabetes body cannot use or does not produce
  enough insulin
• High Blood Pressure
• Osteoporosis bones are thin and break easily
• Obesity

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Sugar, Salt and Fat

• Avoid foods that have hydrogenated or partially
  hydrogenated on their labels.
• Instead choose foods that say monounsaturated or
• polyunsaturated fat
• Olive oil, canola oil

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Sugar, Salt and Fat

• Words that mean Sugar Alert!
• Corn Syrup
• Corn Sugar
• Dextrose
• Sucrose
• They all promote Tooth Decay!
• They are high in Empty Calories!

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Sugar, Salt and Fat

• Empty Calories A food is high in fat or sugar
  and calories but LOW in nutrients
• Can cause unnecessary weight gain

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Sugar, Salt and Fat

• Many people eat too much salt!
• Can cause high blood pressure
• Look for low-sodium foods or salt-free foods
• Cholesterol fatty substance that is made by the
  body and is found in dairy products and animal
  products. 300 mg a day!

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Special Dietary Needs of TEENS!