Carbohydrates
What are examples of carbohydrates?
Oatmeal, bread, pasta, and rice
What are the building blocks of protein called?
Amino acids!
True or false: Your body needs some dietary fat to stay healthy.
True!
Fat helps your body absorb vitamins, supports cells, and provides energy.
About how much of your plate should be fruits & vegetables?
Approximately half of your plate!
What does "body image" mean?
The way we think and feel about our own body.
Are Skittles a carbohydrate?
Yes
How many "essential" amino acids are there? How many "essential" amino acids are there?
9 amino acids must be consumed in the diet and are therefore considered essential!
Amino acids are small molecules that join together to make proteins. Proteins help your body build and repair muscles, grow, and maintain body tissues.
Which is the healthier fat? Saturated or Unsaturated?
Unsaturated!
Unsaturated fats = generally healthier for heart health.
Saturated fats = best to limit, as eating too much can raise LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.
Ideally, your drink of choice should be?
Water!
What is "binge eating"?
Eating large amounts of food in a short amount of time and feeling "out of control" when eating
Explain why somebody would "carb load" before a race or physical activity?
Carbohydrates are generally the body's preferred source of energy during moderate- to high-intensity physical activity.
What are examples of protein?
Meat, dairy, poultry, beans, and tofu
What is considered the worst type of fat?
Trans fats!
Commonly found in highly processed foods.
When shopping, how do you find information on the foods you are about to purchase?
Food labels!
You decide pizza is a vegetable because it has tomato sauce. So, you decide to eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and supper. You start to feel yucky. Why!? It has vegetables proteins and fats!?
Pizza is not a balanced meal. It can be eaten in moderation but is not a balanced meal to eat consistently.
Which macronutrient is the body's preferred source of energy during high-intensity exercise?
Carbohydrates
What is one major role protein plays in your body, especially when you are growing or physically active?
Building and repairing muscles and other body tissues.
Name two foods that contain healthy, unsaturated fats that you can include in your diet.
Avocados, nuts, seeds, olive oil, or fatty fish like salmon.
Provide the class with an example breakfast that aligns with Canada's Food Guide. Be sure to include a protein, carb, fat and drink!
Example:
Protein - Eggs
Carbs - Whole grain toast
Fat - Avacado
Drink - Water!
You eat an entire bag of candy before PE class and feel like a superhero for 20 minutes. Then you crash. What might explain the sudden change in energy?
A quick rise and fall in blood sugar after eating lots of sugar. (Energy levels can vary, and not everyone experiences a “sugar crash.”)
What type of carbohydrate helps keep your digestive system healthy and regular?
Fibre.
Name two plant-based foods that provide protein and could be used instead of meat.
Any two of beans, lentils, chickpeas, tofu, tempeh, nuts, or seeds.
Besides providing energy, what is one important function of fat in your body?
Fat helps your body absorb vitamins. It also helps protect organs, supports healthy cells and promotes brain function.
According to Canada's Food Guide, what three types of food should make up a healthy plate?
Vegetables and fruits, whole grain foods, and protein foods.
A student eats a meal containing brown rice, chicken breast, vegetables, and avocado. Identify one food that provides carbohydrates, one that provides protein, and one that provides mostly healthy fats.
Brown rice = carbohydrates;
Chicken breast = protein;
avocado = mostly unsaturated fats.
Vegetables also provide carbohydrates, fibre, vitamins, and minerals.