6 Nutrients
How Many Nutrients are there
6
Two Types of Malnutrition
Over-Nutrition and Under-Nutrition
Calories give us ______________
Energy!
Why do we want to eat a VARIETY of foods?
to get all of the nutrients, vitamins and minerals that out body needs to be healthy.
Whats better, Whole Foods or Processed Foods
Whole Foods
Name 3 of the 6 Nutrients
Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Minerals, Water, Protein, Fats
Lack of Water in the body
Dehydration
How many calories should we eat a day?
Somewhere between 1600-2000
Provide a dietary guideline
Eat a variety of foods, eat more fruits, vegetables, and grains, the greater the color the greater the nutrients
Define Serving Size
The amount of the food that we are recommended to eat
The Most Essential Nutrient (Most Important)
Water
A disease in which bones become fragile & more likely to break
Osteoporosis
Name 2 of the 3 factors that effect our daily calorie intake
Age, Weight, Physical Activity
The more _______ a vegetable the more nutrients are within it
Raw or colorful
What does the order of ingredients mean on a label?
order from most used to least used
Build, Repair, Maintain
Proteins
Define Anorexia
A person who starves themselves
A calorie is a _____ of _____ that measures the _________ in the foods we eat
unit, heat, energy
Draw and Label the MyPlate Diagram
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Proteins, Dairy
Name three categories on a food label that we want to limit (keep low)
Total Fats, Saturated Fats, Unsaturated Fats, Cholesterol, Sodium