What is nutrition? The study of how our bodies use the food we eat to keep us healthy. Substances in food that promotes growth, maintenance, and repairs in your body.

How does our body use food? Digestion This is a process that our body does so we can use the food we eat.

What happens when we eat? Chew our food and break down in small chunks We swallow and the food passes through the esophagus Stomach acids/juices turn the food into a thick milkshake like substance Goes into our intestines where it breaks down into nutrients The nutrients are then absorbed into our blood

What affects our food choices? Personal taste Family traditions Convenience of foods Overall cost of food Foods your friends eat Availability of foods in your area

How do we know what we are eating? Nutrition Labels Number of servings in container Number of calories in each serving Quantity of nutrients in each serving

Check serving size Check calories Limit these nutrients Get a bunch of these nutrients (vitamins and minerals) Food break down Look at daily values

HOW BIG IS ONE SERVING SIZE. HOW MANY SERVINGS ARE IN ONE CONTAINER HOW BIG IS ONE SERVING SIZE? HOW MANY SERVINGS ARE IN ONE CONTAINER? HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN EACH SERVING? HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN THIS ENTIRE CONTAINER? IS THIS PRODUCT HIGH OR LOW IN SODIUM? HOW MUCH PROTEIN IS IN THIS PRODUCT? WHAT TYPE OF DIET ARE THE PERCENT DAILY VALUES BASED ON?

Review What are vegetables? What are fruits? What are the six essential nutrients? What are vitamins? What are minerals? How do we get vitamins and minerals? What are carbohydrates? What are proteins? How much water should we drink a day?

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What do the different levels of the food pyramid mean? EQ What do the different levels of the food pyramid mean? What

Grains Wheat Bread Brown Rice Oatmeal Pop corn Tortillas Crackers Noodles Pretzels White rice White bread Corn Flakes

VEGETABLES Eggplant Cauliflower Tomato Lettuce Green beans Celery Corn Carrots Broccoli Potato's Onions Zucchini Squash Asparagus Cucumber Potato Eggplant Cauliflower Tomato Lettuce Green beans Celery Peppers

Fruits Apples Oranges Kiwi Pears Plums Grapefruit Mango Pineapple Papaya Grapes Lemons Cantaloupe Honeydew Watermelon Strawberry Blueberry Raspberry Be careful and go easy with juices!

Milk/Dairy Milk Yogurt Cheddar cheese Swiss cheese Puddings Eggs (also a meat) Milk based desserts(ice cream)

Meat and Beans Beef Ham Lamb Pork Rabbit Venison Chicken Duck Turkey Black beans Pinto beans Peanuts Almonds Cashews Peanut butter Sunflower seeds Sesame seeds Walnuts Fish Shrimp Eggs (also a dairy)

Fats and Oils Corn oil Olive Oil Soybean oil Sunflower oil Butter Vegetable