1. Introduction to Healthy Eating and Nutrition

2. Why do we Eat?

3. Why do we Eat?
Eating provides us the necessary nutrients that your body needs to:
Create new cells
Clean Toxins
Function in Everyday life
Have energy (Just like a car, we need fuel)

4. What is a Calorie?

5. Calories A unit of Energy
A measurement of the energy released by food as it is digested by the human body
Also, how much energy is used by the human body during a period of activity

6. Calories
The average adult needs to eat about 2000 Calories worth of food each day
More or less depending on your size
More or less depending on your level of activity

7. How do we gain weight?

8. How do we lose weight?

9. Answer = Math Gain Weight Eat more Calories than you burn in 1 day
Lose Weight
Burn more Calories than you eat in 1 day
It’s simple addition and subtraction

10. Why do we Eat Healthy?

11. Why do we Eat Healthy? In the Short Term Makes us simply feel better
Gives us the energy we need (school, sports)
Helps us avoid getting sick (cold, flu)
Gets us into a routine for the future

12. Why do we Eat Healthy? In the Long Run
Prevent future diseases such as Diabetes and Cancer
Prevent Heart Disease (Especially Men)
Help us maintain an active life
Avoid pressure and damage due to weight

13. Who is Healthiest?

14. Who is Healthiest?

15. Who is Healthier?

16. Body Fat Having SUPER LOW body fat is NOT healthy
Men: Between 6 and 24% is Healthy
Women: Between 14 and 31% is Healthy
Men: Lower than 2% Serious Health Risks
Women: Lower than 10% Serious Risks

17. My Friend Ryan
2% Body Fat
During
Competition

18. How Can We Stay Healthy?
Understand Food and how Food works

19. 4 Major Parts of Food
What are They?

20. Carbohydrates
Also known as “Carbs”
Can also be called “Sugars”

21. Carbohydrates
Any large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues (Includes Sugars, Starch, Cellulose)
They are broken down by the body to release ENERGY

22. Carbohydrates Glucose (Simple White Sugar) Vegetables Fruits
Wheat Products (Bread etc)
Desserts

23. Lipids
Also known as “Fats”

24. Lipids (Fats)
Substances such as fat, oil, or wax, that dissolve in alcohol but not water
Body uses these to store energy
Insulate the body (Keep it warm)
Protect Vital Organs

25. Lipids (Fats) Oils (Canola, Olive) Butter Cheese Pizza Burgers
French Fries
Bacon
Avocado (Healthy Fat)

26. Proteins
The building blocks of our body

27. Proteins
Organic compound is made up of many amino acids joined together
Essential for normal cell structure and function
Regulate organs and tissues

28. Protein
Meat (chicken, beef, pork, fish)
Eggs
Nuts
Beans
Cheese

29. Fibre
Doesn’t give out body anything, but helps us digest food, and feel full

30. Fibre Food which is resistant to the actions of digestive enzymes
Food that cannot be digested
Doesn’t provide your body with any nutrients, vitamins, or energy

31. Fibre Whole grain foods (cereals, pastas, oats) Nuts and Seeds Lettuce
Corn
Potatoes with skin
Pears

32. What happens if we don’t eat enough Fibre?

33. If the Human Body were a Car
Carbohydrates = Gas
Fats = The Frame (The Outside)
Proteins = Engine
Fibres = Oil

34. Important Note! All foods have at least some: Carbohydrates
Lipids (Fat)
Protein
Fibre
But some foods are much higher in certain ones than others

35. How much should we have of Each?
Out of 100% of our daily food
Carbs: 45 – 65% of our diet
Protein: 10 – 35%
Fat: 20 – 35%
Fibre: Enough to have healthy digestion.

36. Eating ONLY Salad Looks Healthy, but is it?

37. How do we make sure we are getting enough of the 4 parts of food?

38. Nutritional Information

39. Nutritional Information

41. Smart and Healthy Derek Rose. MVP at 22 Years Old
Ate 2 Pounds of Candy a day! Injured at 23

42. Smart and Healthy Vince Carter. Ate Healthy his entire Career
41 Years old, still a very productive player