Nutrients
This is the most important essential nutrient. It is involved in many of your body’s vital functions and if you don't get enough you will be dehydrated. This nutrient is a liquid.
What is water?
A carrot.
What is a GO!
What is sodium?
Eating out at fast food restaurants every week is an example of a/an __________ habit.
What is an unhealthy habit?
These two nutrients come in many forms and are essential for normal growth and development. Each one plays a unique role in helping to maintain optimal health. We find these nutrients mostly in fruits and vegetables but can they can also be found in products like milk.
What are vitamins and minerals?
French Fries !
What is a WHOA !
This part of the Nutrient label tells you how much energy is in the food you are eating. Many people pay a lot of attention to this specifically when trying to lose or gain weight.
What are calories?
Half of your plate should be made up of these.
What are fruits and vegetables?
There are several types of this nutrient - some that are good for us (found in nuts, avocados, olive oil) and some that we should avoid (found in red meat, processed foods, butter).
What is fat?
Juice !
What is a SLOW !
When reading a Nutrition Fact Table, the list of nutrients are important to pay attention to but you should also look at the _____ size.
What is serving size?
Sara is 10 years old. She watches youtube on her phone for 2 hours before going to bed at midnight. This is one way she could make her bedtime habits healthier.
What is going to bed earlier or turning off her screen one hour before bed?
This nutrient is the body’s main energy source and the brain’s only source of fuel.
What are carbohydrates?
What is a SLOW !
When deciding how healthy a food is you should look not only at the Nutrition Fact Label but also this feature of the label.
What is the ingredients list?
Online school, Covid, lockdown and being 10/11 years old can be stressful! These are 3 things someone in this age group could do to help cope with or manage stress.
What is_________, _____________, ___________?
Ms. Newman will be the judge!
This main function of this nutrient is to build and repair tissue in the body. It consists of amino acids that act as the body’s main building blocks for tissues, such as muscle, skin, bone, and hair.
What is protein?
Caesar Salad
What is a WHOA !
What is A lot of this nutrient?
Eating out at fast food restaurants every week is an example of this type of habit.
What is an unhealthy habit.