1. The Importance of Nutrition
Ch. 10
Lesson #1
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2. Interactive Study Guide
Interactive Study Guides: Lesson #1
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health_09/isg/GH_ch10.1_550x390.swf

3. Why Nutrition Matters
Nutrition: the process by which your body takes in and uses food.
Nutrients: substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.
Question: Can you name all 6 nutrients?
Protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water.
Calorie: a unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.

4. What Influences Your Food Choices?
Hunger: the natural physical drive
to eat, prompted by the body’s NEED
for food.
Appetite: the psychological DESIRE
for food. Example: driving by Portillo’s
and wanting to eat even though you are
not hungry.
Food & Emotions….
Eating when you are stressed, frustrated, lonely, sad, or boredom.
Question: What is “mindless eating”?
Snacking while doing an activity.

5. What Influences Your Food Choices continued….
FOOD & YOUR ENVIRONMENT ->FAMILY & CULTURE ->FRIENDS ->TIME & MONEY ->ADVERTISING

6. Matching Activity Interactive Health Tutor: chapter 10a
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gln_health_09/conc_game/english/ch10a/index.html