Nutrition Lesson 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Building Vocabulary Substances in foods that your body needs to grow, have energy, and stay healthy nutrients The process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth, and good health nutrition proteins The nutrient group used to build and repair cells carbohydrates The nutrient group used to build and repair cells Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Building Vocabulary A complex carbohydrate that the body cannot break down or use for energy fiber Nutrients that promote normal growth, give you energy, and keep your skin healthy fats saturated fats Fats that are usually solid at room temperature A kind of fat formed when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil during processing trans fatty acids Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Building Vocabulary unsaturated fats Fats that are usually liquid at room temperature A waxy, fat-like substance that the body uses to build cells and make other substances cholesterol vitamins Compounds that help to regulate body processes Substances the body uses to form healthy bones and teeth, keep blood healthy, and keep the heart and other organs working properly minerals Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Health eSpotlight Video Watch the video and complete the questions. List three foods that you believe are healthy choices? Describe how a person who chooses healthy foods might be overweight. 1. Answers will vary but can include foods such as yogurt, fruit, vegetables, etc. 2. Sample answer: Healthy foods may be high in calories. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Create the Foldable® pictured above. Record information on each type of nutrient and define key vocabulary terms under the appropriate tab. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Real-Life Issues Your Health Inventory Open a new page in your online Notebook and add the title Nutrients Your Body Needs. For each statement in the Lesson Resources panel, record your response in your online Notebook. Response choices are “Yes,” “No,” and “Sometimes.” When you finish reading the lesson, check your responses. Would you change any responses? 1. I drink at least 8 cups of water each day. 2. To keep my digestive system healthy, I eat foods that contain fiber, such as whole-grain breads or cereals, carrots, celery, and apples. 3. To cut down on saturated fats and cholesterol, I avoid fried foods and foods containing animal fat, such as butter. 4. I eat different color fruits and vegetables each day. 5. I eat a variety of bread, cereal, rice, and pasta to provide my body with a source of energy. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Understanding Nutrients Nutrients provide the building blocks needed to grow and to repair your body. Learning about nutrients, and nutrition can help you make more healthful choices about the foods you eat. New Vocabulary nutrients Substances in foods that your body needs to grow, have energy, and stay healthy New Vocabulary nutrition The process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth, and good health Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Understanding Nutrients Helps the body repair damaged cells Helps the body build new tissue Helps the body produce energy Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Proteins Proteins help your body heal. They are made of chemical building blocks called amino acids. Foods such as meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, and soybeans provide all the amino acids your body needs. A person who follows a vegetarian diet may need to combine certain plant foods, such as beans and rice to gain all the needed amino acids. New Vocabulary proteins The nutrient group used to build and repair cells Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are your body’s main source of energy. About 45 to 65 percent of your daily energy needs some come from carbohydrates. New Vocabulary carbohydrates The starches and sugars found in foods Lesson Home

Two Types of Carbohydrates LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Carbohydrates Two Types of Carbohydrates Simple carbohydrates are sugars. Complex carbohydrates are starches. Fruit Potatoes Milk Seeds Honey Whole-grain cereals Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Carbohydrates Fiber carries wastes out of your body. Eating high-fiber foods can lower your risk of heart disease and some types of cancer. New Vocabulary fiber A complex carbohydrate that the body cannot break down or use for energy Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Fats Your body uses fats to build and maintain your cell membranes. Fats also carry certain vitamins in your bloodstream. New Vocabulary fats Nutrients that promote normal growth, give you energy, and keep your skin healthy Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Fats Fats Saturated Fats Unsaturated Fats Butter, cheese, fatty meats Plant foods such as olive oil, nuts, and avocados Lesson Home

LDL (low-density lipoprotein) HDL (high-density lipoprotein) LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Cholesterol Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. LDL (low-density lipoprotein) HDL (high-density lipoprotein) Collects on the walls of arteries and forms plaque Removes LDL from the arteries Plaque is a thick, hard substance. If too much plaque builds up it can block the arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes. Known as “bad cholesterol” Known as “good cholesterol” Eating too much saturated fat can increase the body’s level of cholesterol. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Vitamins and Minerals Vitamins and minerals are essential to your body’s health. New Vocabulary vitamins Substances that help your body fight infections and use other nutrients, among other jobs Click to add notes New Vocabulary minerals Elements that help form healthy bones and teeth, and regulate certain body processes Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Vitamins and Minerals Vitamins Water-Soluble Fat-Soluble Not stored in the body Stored in the body Must be consumed regularly Stored in the body’s fat until they are needed. The best way to get vitamins and minerals is to choose nutritious foods. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Water Water Helps digest and absorb food. Regulates body temperature and blood circulation. Carries nutrients and oxygen to cells. Removes toxins and other wastes. Cushions joints. Protects tissues and organs from shock and damage. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs BIG IDEA Each nutrient plays a specific role in keeping your body healthy. Water Dehydration is a lack of water in the body. Teen girls should drink about nine cups of water per day and teen boys should drink about 13 cups of water each day. Drink more water during vigorous activity or hot weather. Choose water or milk most of the time and limit your intake of juice or soda. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs Lesson 1 Review After You Read Vocabulary Define the term nutrition. Use it in an original sentence. Nutrition is the process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth, and good health. Sentences will vary. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs Lesson 1 Review After You Read Identify Name the six categories of nutrients. The six categories of nutrients are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs Lesson 1 Review After You Read Explain How do vitamins help your body? Some vitamins help your body fight disease. Others help your body produce energy. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs Lesson 1 Review Thinking Critically Hypothesize How can the foods you choose to eat today affect your health in the future? Eating foods high in fats now can increase the risk of heart disease later in life. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs Lesson 1 Review Thinking Critically Accessing Information Research foods that are high in fiber. Identify at least three foods that are high in fiber. Then find all of the high-fiber foods in your house. How many foods did you find? Is your family eating enough high-fiber foods? Answers will vary. Lesson Home

Nutrients Your Body Needs LESSON 1 Nutrients Your Body Needs Lesson 1 Review Applying Health Skills Practicing Healthful Behaviors Study your school’s weekly lunch menu. Find the most healthful food choices. Then make a plan to include these healthful choices in your daily diet. Answers will vary. Lesson Home

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