Superfoods

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Standards project achieves
FACS Nutrition and Wellness 14.2 Learn nutritional needs of individuals and families GLE Health and Fitness 1.4 Understand nutrition and food nutrients and how they affect physical performance and the body. GLE Communication 1.2 Understands, analyzes, synthesizes, or evaluates information from a variety of sources
Fruit Boogie!
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SuperFoods

• Foods that have powerful
• Health
• benefits!

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Why Teach Super Foods?

• Developmentally appropriate
• Engaging and student directed
• Saves on Food Budget
• Based on National Standards
• Effects behavior change
• Simple grading rubric

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Superfoods are Nutritional Powerhouse Foods

• They are loaded with phytonutrients that are
  nonvitamin, nonmineral components in food that
  provide health benefits.
• They are proven to help prevent and reverse
  aging, cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes,
  hypertension, certain cancers, dementia, and
  extend your health span.

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Brought to you by Leslie Deakins Federal Way SD
and Valerie Barabe Puyallup SD

• INTRODUCING THE SUPERFOODS

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Broccoli

• One of the most powerful foods in ones dietary
  arsenal against cancer!

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Beans

• Low-fat protein
• Fiber
• B Vitamins
• Iron
• Phytonutrients

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Blueberries

• One of the 3 major super
• Superfoods!
• One of the foods highest in antioxidants

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Oats

• It can lower serum cholesterol levels, especially
  LDL

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ORANGES

• Americas 1st health
• food!

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Pumpkin

• One of the most nutritionally valuable foods we
  have
• Not a vegetable, but a fruit

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WILD SALMON

• Hasnt been included in our diets like it should
  be
• Rich in Omega-3 fatty acids

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Soy

• Inexpensive source of protein
• Vitamin Rich
• Lots of fiber
• Plant source of omega-3 fatty acids
• Offers a wealth of phytonutrients

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Spinach

• We have more information on spinach than any
  other potential candidate of nutrient health
  benefits

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TEA

• Cheap
• No calories
• Relaxation
• Tastes good
• Lowers blood pressure
• Reduces Cancer

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Tomatoes

• Excellent source of lycopene, that helps prevent
  cancer, raises the SPF factor of your skin, helps
  prevent blindness

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Turkey

• One of the leanest protein sources
• Inexpensive
• Lower in saturated fat than chicken

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Walnuts

• Eating a handful of these a day may reduce
  your chance of having a heart attack by as much
  as 51

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Yogurt

• Contributes to the balance of microorganisms in
  the body
• Digestible form of milk products that provide
  calcium

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Avocados

• One of the most nutritionally-dense fruits per
  gram
• Improves bodys ability to absorb nutrients

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Cinnamon

• Cinnamon functions as a brain boost Encourages
  cognitive ability
• Is a glucose moderator and is antibacterial

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Dark Chocolate

• Has more flavonols than apples, cherries, red
  wine, and tea

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• Reduces the risk for breast/ colon cancer
• Lowers blood pressure
• Improves cardiovascular health
• Good source of vitamin E

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Garlic

• It is a anti-inflammatory and has antiviral
  properties
• Has been used to treat stroke, cancer, immune
  disorders, arthritis, and cerebral aging

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Honey

• Treatment for respiratory diseases, skin ulcers,
  wounds, urinary diseases, and dandruff
• Darker the honey, higher levels of antioxidants

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Kiwi

• Helps prevent asthma, osteoarthritis and colon
  cancer
• Reduces the risk of stroke, cancer, and heart
  disease

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Onions

• Reduce risk of heart disease by 20
• Lowers risk of cancers of the lungs, brain,
  stomach and esophagus

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Pomegranates

• They have 2 to 3 times the antioxidant power of
  equal amounts of green tea or red wine!

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Apples

• Have been proven to be potent weapons against
  cancer, heart disease, asthma, and type II
  diabetes compared with other fruits and vegetables

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SuperFoods Project

• Select a SuperFood that you want to become more
  knowledgeable about and sign up to reserve it
• Prepare a lesson about the food and its benefits
• Power Point or Poster Visuals Required
• Find a recipe or sample of the food that you can
  prepare in 5 minutes or less of class time
• Teach lesson and share sample of the food (10
  minute max)
• Use presentation rubric as a guide.
• Presentations will be next week on_________

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Assessment for all presentations

• What is the Superfood? What do we know about the
  history of the food?
• What are the nutritional and/or health benefits
  of the food?
• How much do you need? Are there any side kicks?
• How can you incorporate the food in your diet?
• What are other interesting facts about this
  particular Superfood?

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• SuperFoods
• SuperFoods HealthStyle
• Stephen Pratt, M.D., and Kathy Matthews