Health Triangle
This side deals with fitness, nutrition and avoiding harmful activities.
What is physical?
Wellness is the state of this.
What is well being or total health?
This category of nutrients are major components of most body tissues and come from sources such as meat, fish, dairy products, and eggs.
What are Proteins?
Complex carbohydrates can be found in these starchy foods.
What are rice, potatoes, tortillas, and bread?
Calories = Energy
True. Each food you eat contains different amounts of calories, therefore, different amounts of energy.
This side encompasses spending time with family, having positive, supportive relationships and respecting and valuing people.
What is Social?
This wliihappen if your health triangle is unbalanced.
What is move up and down on the wellness health scale?
This nutrient is necessary for health as it is a component of all cell membranes and is an important source of stored fat.
What is Fat?
Animal sources of protein are found in these foods.
What are meat, fish, dairy products , and eggs?
Water is not as important as other nutrients.
FALSE. Water is essential for life and is the single largest component of you body.
This side stresses the requirements of a healthy brain such as handling stress, self esteem, dealing with thoughts and feelings, and learning.
What is Mental/Emotional?
Health is a part of this.
What is wellness?
This nutrient can be broken into simple or complex groups.
What are Carbohydrates?
A good source of vitamin C are these foods.
What are citrus fruits and vegetables like tomatoes and peppers?
Fiber (or bulk) can be digested.
False. Fiber is the part of food that CANNOT be digested.
When we put the three sides together we create this state.
What is Well Being?
Wellness can include these other things.
What are environment, spiritual and intellectual?
These are essential building blocks for your body, but Do Not provide calories or energy.
What are minerals?
This mineral is the primary component of bones and teeth and can be found in milk.
What is Calcium?
Simple sugars like candy and pop provide energy and nutrients your body needs.
How we weigh each side.
What is all three sides are equally important?
Your health triangle should be this.
What is balanced?
These are chemical substances that help the body use energy, build proteins, make cells, and repair injuries.
What are Vitamins?
This is an important source if Vitamin D.
What is milk?
Saturated fats are healthier fats.
False. Eating too much saturated fats can increase your cholesterol and raise your risk of heart disease.