1. Chapter 10 Nutrition for Health Lesson 3
Following Nutrition Guidelines
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2. MyPyramid food guidance system
A system designed to help Americans make healthful food choices
A unit of heat that measures the energy available in food
calorie
A nutrient that helps control the amount of fluid in the body
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sodium
foodborne illness
A sickness resulting from eating food that is not safe to eat

3. In this lesson, you will learn to
explain how to use the MyPyramid food guidance system.
identify the names of the five main food groups in MyPyramid.
describe recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

4. Identifying Problems and Solutions
Many people, including teens, develop unhealthy eating habits. Can you suggest some solutions to this problem? After reading this lesson, come back to this question. See if your answer has changed.

5. Guidelines for Healthy Eating
The MyPyramid food guidance system was created by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
MyPyramid food guidance system A system designed to help Americans make healthful food choices

6. Each colored section represents a different food group.
A well-balanced eating plan should contain a variety of food from the five main food groups.
The sixth group, oils and other fats, should only be eaten in very small amounts.
The figure of walking up the steps of the pyramid is there to remind you to make physical activity a part of your daily routine.

7. Other Guidelines for Good Health
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The guidelines encourage people who are two years of age and older to develop healthful eating habits and increase their level of activity. Doing both improves health and reduces the risk of certain diseases.
MyPyramid is based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

8. Eat a Variety of Foods
When you eat a variety of foods, your body gets all the nutrients it needs.
Ask a parent or guardian to help you create some meals and snacks that include a variety of healthy foods.

9. Eat More Fruits, Vegetables, and Whole Grains
The guidelines recommend making half the grains you eat each day whole grains.
Include leafy greens and colorful vegetables and fruits in your meals.
Eating leafy greens and colorful vegetables and fruits in your meals will make your food more attractive as well as more nutritious.

10. Balance the Calories You Consume with Physical Activity
Consume only as many calories as your body needs.
calorie A unit of heat that measures the energy available in food.
Most teens need around 2,000 calories a day. If you are involved in regular, strenuous exercise, you may need more.
If you eat more calories than your body needs you could gain more weight than is healthy for your body.
A calorie also measures how much energy your body uses.

11. Balance the Calories You Consume with Physical Activity
Teens should be physically active for at least 60 minutes on most days.
Physical activity builds strength, gives you energy, and helps you feel good about yourself.

12. Balance the Calories You Consume with Physical Activity
The Energy “Equation”

13. Limit Fats, Sugar, and Salt
Limit your intake of oils, butter, salad dressing, and other high-fat foods.
Many processed and prepared foods contain hidden fats.
There is a narrow yellow band on MyPyramid that represents fats. It is thin because you should limit your intake of fats.
To find out how much fat a single serving of packaged food contains, read the Nutritional Facts panel on the packaging.

14. This is a typical Nutritional Facts panel.

15. Limit Fats, Sugar, and Salt
The Dietary Guidelines recommend that you limit added sugars and salt. Salt contains sodium.
sodium A nutrient that helps control the amount of fluid in your body.
One way to cut back on added sugars is to limit foods such as cookies, cake, candy, and regular soft drinks.
Be aware that added sugars may be present in unexpected foods, such as salad dressings and many breakfast cereals.
You can find out how much salt and sodium a food has by checking the Nutrition Facts panel.
Too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure in some people.

16. Keep Foods Safe to Eat
The most important thing you can do to protect yourself against foodborne illness is to wash your hands with hot soapy water before handling food.
If foods are improperly handled, they can become contaminated with bacteria that can cause illness.
foodborne illness A sickness resulting from eating food that is not safe to eat

17. Use a separate cutting board and knife when cutting raw meat.
Keep Foods Safe to Eat
Use a separate cutting board and knife when cutting raw meat.
When food shopping, buy perishable foods last.
Using a separate cutting board and knife for cutting raw meats will ensure that other foods do not get contaminated.

18. Lesson 3 Review
What I Learned
Explain Who created the MyPyramid food guidance system and what is its purpose?
The USDA created MyPyramid to help Americans stay healthy, eat right, and stay active.

19. Lesson 3 Review
What I Learned
List Name the five main food groups in the MyPyramid food guidance system. What does the sixth group represent?
The food groups are grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and meats and beans. The sixth section represents oils.

20. Lesson 3 Review
What I Learned
Identify What are two things you can do to keep your foods safe from harmful bacteria?
Sample answers: follow guidelines for safe food preparation and storage, wash your hands before preparing foods

21. Lesson 3 Review
Thinking Critically
Synthesize Explain how the MyPyramid food guidance system graphic is designed to help you know what foods to eat.
Sample answer: MyPyramid's bands represent different groups of foods and the amount of each that should be eaten.

22. Lesson 3 Review
Thinking Critically
Apply Tom had a peanut butter sandwich and a glass of milk for lunch. Which food groups do these foods represent from the MyPyramid food guidance system? What else could Tom eat to add more food groups to his lunch?
His lunch included grains, meat and beans (nuts fall in this category), and dairy. He could add an apple and a green salad.

23. Chapter 10 Nutrition for Health End of Lesson 3
Following Nutrition Guidelines
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