6 Essential Nutrients
Often eaten to help build muscles.
Proteins
This group includes milk, cheese and yogurt.
Dairy
These provide a measure of how much energy you get from a serving of this food.
Calorie or calories
As portion sizes have increased over the past 20 years... we need to make sure we are more ________ to burn the extra calories.
Active or exercise more or be more active.
This refers to what your body is made up of.
Body Composition
The bodies main source of energy.
Carbohydrates
Found most commonly in meats, chicken, eggs & seafood.
Protein
When looking at the Food label, first take a look at number of these per package and size.
Serving or serving size
Type of activity you can do to burn extra calories.
Anything being active.
Refers to your body's ability to bend, stretch and range of motion.
Flexibility
Needed in larger (macro) amounts per day. Some people take a daily dose of this to help make sure they get enough.
Vitamins
This group has two main sub groups. The more healthy option (whole) and less healthy option (refined).
Grains
Average number of calories a person should get a day.
2000
Will happen if extra calories are eaten and not burned off.
Gain weight or become obese, lead to obesity
Refers to the ability of your muscles to perform ONE rep.
Muscular Strength
These often get a bad rap for being unhealthy BUT we need small amounts of these everyday to help absorb vitamins. It is essential we get some of this EVERYDAY no matter what eating plan we follow.
Fats
An example of this is lettuce.
Vegetable
Is it better to get more or less Fiber, Vitamins & Minerals.
More
True or False: Portion sizes have gotten smaller in the past 20 years.
FALSE.
Refers to your muscles ability to do an exercise over and over again.
Muscular Endurance
An example of this essential nutrient is calcium.
Minerals
An example if this is an apple.
Fruits
This percentage is based on how much a person should get a day.
%DV or Daily Value
Calories IN should equal calories ____.
OUT
Refers to your ability to pump oxygen through-out your body to keep your body moving.
Cardiovascular Endurance or Cardio