1. Nutrition and Your Health During the Teen Years

2. Nutrition The process by which the body takes in & use food. Not all foods offer the same benefits

3. Importance of Good Nutrition Enhances quality of life Helps prevent diseases (IE- Phytochemicals…ly copene) Provides you w/ the calories & nutrients for max energy (IE.-Carb loading)

4. Calorie (kilocalorie) Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body & the energy that foods supply the body

5. Nutrients Substances in food that your body needs to grow, repair itself, & supplies you with energy

6. What Influences Your Food Choices Physical need & psychological desire between hunger & appetite Taste plays an important part…if you don’t like the taste your probably not going to eat it no matter how healthy it is (IE-Rocky and raw eggs)

7. Hunger & Appetite Hunger-natural physical drive that protects you from starvation Appetite-is a desire, rather than a need, to eat

8. Foods & Emotions Food is sometimes used to meet emotional needs (stress/depressed)

9. Food & Your Environment A number of environmental factors influence food choices… Family, friends, & peers-many habits were shaped as you were growing up (eat everything on your plate!)

10. Other Influences Cultural & Ethnic Background Convenience & Cost Advertising (Coke vs Pepsi, subliminal messaging?)

11. Exploring Issues p.112 In groups 4…maybe less, but no more than 4 Read then answer the two questions at the bottom.