1. LESSON THREE BALANCING YOUR DIET
CHAPTER FIVE
LESSON THREE
BALANCING YOUR DIET

2. OBJECTIVES DESCRIBE THE DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS.
DESCRIBE HOW TO USE THE PYRAMID FOOD GUIDANCE SYSTEM.
EXPLAIN HOW TO READ A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL.
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SERVING AND A PORTION.

3. BELLRINGER
IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE ON A DESERTED DESERT ISLAND. YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY THREE KINDS OF FOODS TO HAVE WITH YOU. WHAT THREE FOODS WOULD YOU CHOOSE, AND WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE THESE FOODS?

4. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
WHY IS EATING A BALANCED DIET IMPORTANT?

5. DEFINITIONS
THE DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP AMERICANS GET MORE NUTRIENTS WITHOUT EXTRA CALORIES. THEY RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING:
EATING MORE FRUITS, VEGETABLES, WHOLE GRAINS, LOW-FAT MILK PRODUCTS, FISH, BEANS, PEAS, NUTS, AND SEEDS
MINIMIZING THE INTAKE OF SATURATED FAT, TRANS FAT, CHOLESTEROL, SALT, AND ADDED SUGAR
60 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVERY DAY

6. DEFINITIONS
THE PYRAMID FOOD GUIDANCE SYSTEM IS A TOOL THAT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH OF EACH TYPE OF FOOD YOU SHOULD EAT EVERYDAY.
THE AMOUNTS OF FOOD NEEDED BY A PERSON DEPENDS ON HIS OR HER AGE, SEX, AND LEVEL OF DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

7. DEFINITIONS
FOUND ON THE OUTSIDE PACKAGES OF FOOD, THE NUTRITION FACTS LABEL STATES THE NUMBER OF SERVINGS IN THE CONTAINER, THE NUMBER OF CALORIES IN EACH SERVING, AND THE QUANTITY OF NUTRIENTS IN EACH SERVING.
THE DAILY VALUES SECTION SHOWS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR DAILY NEED FOR EACH NUTRIENT IS MET BY ONE SERVING OF THE FOOD.

8. DEFINITIONS
A SERVING SIZE IS A STANDARD AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT ALLOWS FOODS TO BE COMPARED TO ONE ANOTHER.
A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUTRIENTS IN A SINGLE SERVING.
KEEP IN MIND THAT SERVING SIZES ARE NOT ALWAYS THE SAME AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE AMOUNT YOU CHOOSE TO EAT.

9. DEFINITIONS
A PORTION OF FOOD IS THE AMOUNT OF FOOD YOU WANT TO EAT. OFTEN, A PORTION IS NOT THE SAME AS A SERVING.