1. Nutrition

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3. The Importance of Good Nutrition
Good nutrition enhances your quality of life and helps you prevent disease. It provides you with the calories and nutrients your body needs for maximum energy and wellness.
NUTRITION: THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE BODY TAKES IN AND USES FOOD.
NUTRIENTS: SUBSTANCES IN FOODS THAT YOUR BODY NEEDS TO GROW, TO REPAIR, AND TO PROVIDE ENERGY.
CALORIES: UNITS OF HEAT THAT MEASURE THE ENERGY USED BY THE BODY AND ENERGY SUPPLIED TO THE BODY BY FOODS.

4. What Influences Your Food Choices?
1. Hunger and Appetite:
Hunger: Natural need to eat and not starve.
Appetite: A desire to eat.
2. Emotions:
Stress, Anger, Happy, Sad, Boredom, etc
3. Environment:
Family and Friends

5. Influences contd. 4. Cultural and Ethnic Background:
Race, Religion, Heritage
5. Convenience and Cost:
Where you live, On the go lifestyle, Family income
6. Advertising:
Health messages, Influence your looks

6. Nutrients 6 GROUPS OF NUTRIENTS: Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins
Minerals
Water

7. Nutrient Video
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8. Carbohydrates the starches and sugars present in food
simple or complex
Body’s preferred source of energy
Too many carbohydrates will cause the body to store the excess as fat

9. Foods that Contain Carbohydrates
1. High Fructose Corn Syrup
2. Soda
3. Jam and Jelly
4. Bananas
5. Apples

10. More foods that contain carbs
6. Bread
7. Pasta
8. Fruit Juices
9. Desserts
10. Starchy Vegetables
11. Granola and Other Cereals

11. Proteins nutrients that help build and maintain body cells and tissues
complete and incomplete
Help make new cells and repair cells

12. Top Foods for Protein #1:Turkey Breast (and Chicken Breast)
#2: Fish (Tuna, Salmon, Halibut)
#3: Cheese (Non-fat Mozzarella)
#4: Pork Loin (Chops)
#5: Lean Beef and Veal (Low Fat)
#6: Tofu
#7: Beans (Mature Soy Beans)
#8: Eggs (Especially Egg Whites)
#9: Yogurt, Milk, and Soymilk
#10: Nuts and Seeds (Pumpkin, Squash, and Watermelon Seeds, Peanuts, Almonds)

13. Fats Saturated: Unsaturated: Animal fats
High intake-increased risk of heart disease
Unsaturated:
Vegetable Fats
reduced risk of heart disease

14. Top 10 Foods for fat #1: Hydrogenated Oils (Palm, Coconut)
#2: Dried Coconut
#3: Butter
#4: Rendered Animal Fats (Lard, Shortening (Includes vegetable)
#5: Dark Chocolate
#6: Fish Oil (Sardine)
#7: Cheese
#8: Nuts and Seeds (Brazilnuts, Macadamia)
#10: Whipped Cream

15. Vitamins compounds that help regulate many vital body processes
Water-soluble vitamins
dissolve in water and pass easily into the blood during digestion
The body does not store these so they need to be replenished regularly
Fat-soluble vitamins
absorbed, stored, and transported in fat
Your body stores these vitamins; buildup can be toxic

16. Minerals
substances that the body cannot manufacture but are needed

17. Water helps to maintain many bodily functions Lubricates your joints
Enables you to swallow and digest foods
eliminate wastes
Perspiration helps maintain normal body temperature
around 65% of the body
drink at least 8 cups of water a day to maintain health

18. Calories The energy obtained from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
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19. Calorie Calculator Carbohydrates 1g = 4 calories
Protein 1g = 4 calories
Fat 1g = 9 calories

20. A slice of bread has 9g of carbohydrates, 2g of protein, and 1g of fat.
Get out a piece of paper and do the calculations…..

21. 9 grams carbohydrates x 4 calories/gram
= 36 calories + 2 grams protein x 4 calories/gram = 8 calories + 1 gram fat x 9 calories/gram
= 9 calories _________________________
Total calories = 53

22. Food Pyramid

23. Food Guide Video
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