1. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT! NUTRITION

2. THE ORIGINAL NEED FOR FOOD WAS FOR SURVIVAL ONLY HUMANS SPENT TIME SEARCHING FOR FOOD (HUNTING, FISHING, SCAVENGING) TODAY FOOD IS USED DURING SOCIAL OCCASIONS, FELLOWSHIP AND FRIENDSHIPS, OR AS AN ESCAPE Historical Use of Food

3. MOST PEOPLE SELECT THE TYPES OF FOOD THEY EAT WITH LITTLE THOUGHT OUR FAMILY IS THE STRONGEST FACTOR IN DETERMINING WHAT FOOD WE EAT (WE EAT WHAT THEY EAT AND LIKE) OTHER FACTORS ARE: FRIENDS, ETHNIC BACKGROUND, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND $ Acquired Experiences With Food

4. PROTEINS CARBOHYDRATES FATS MINERALS VITAMINS WATER Essential Nutrients

5. PROTEINS: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE BODY AND ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU ARE CONSIDERING EXERCISE TO BUILD MUSCLE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION: GROWTH AND REPAIR OF BODY TISSUES FOODS IN THE MEAT GROUPS ARE THE MAIN DIETARY SOURCE OF PROTEIN COMPLETE PROTEIN: MEAT, EGGS, MILK INCOMPLETE PROTEIN: PLANTS, NUTS, SEEDS Proteins

6. SERVE AS THE MAIN FUEL (ENERGY) FOR OUR BODY OBTAINED BY CONSUMING: BREADS, CEREALS, FRUITS, CONCENTRATED SWEETS THE BODY USES CARBOHYDRATES BEFORE FATS AND PROTEINS 3 TYPES OF CARBS: STARCHES, SUGARS, FIBER STARCH: BREAD, POTATOES, RICE, CEREALS -TAKE LONGER TO DIGEST (GOOD NUTRIENTS) SUGAR: SOFT DRINKS, CANDY, PASTRIES, COOKIES -QUICKER TO DIGEST (NO NUTRIENTS) FIBER: WHOLE GRAINS, FRUITS, VEGGIES -HELPS MOVE WASTE THROUGH THE BODY Carbohydrates

7. FAT STORES TWICE AS MUCH ENERGY AS PROTEIN OR CARBS FATS CARRY VITAMINS A, D, E, K THE MAIN FACTOR THE DETERMINES THE HEALTHFULNESS OF FAT IS THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF CHOLESTEROL IT CONTAINS SATURATED FATS: ELEVATE BLOOD CHOLESTEROL UNSATURATED FATS: CAN LOWER BLOOD CHOLESTEROL CHOLESTEROL: WAX LIKE FATTY SUBSTANCE THAT HELPS TO BUILD CELLS (GOOD FOR YOU IN HEALTHY AMOUNTS) Fats

8. YOUR BODY ABSORBS MINERALS WHEN YOU EAT PLANTS OR ANIMALS THAT HAVE EATEN PLANTS THERE ARE 20 ESSENTIAL MINERALS PRESENT IN THE BODY THAT ARE USED IN BODY FUNCTIONS MINERALS ARE IMPORTANT IN REGULATING VARIOUS BODY FUNCTIONS IN GENERAL, THOSE WHO EAT A SOUND DIET DO NOT NEED A MINERAL SUPPLEMENT Minerals

9. VITAMINS ARE ORGANIC, CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES FOUND IN VERY SMALL AMOUNTS IN FOOD YOU ONLY NEED SMALL AMOUNT OF VITAMINS FOR NORMAL GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BODY FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS: VITAMINS CAN BE STORED IN FAT DEPOSITS OF THE BODY WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS: VITAMINS THAT DISSOLVE IN WATER AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE STORED IN BODY TISSUE Vitamins

10. WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR YOUR BODY AND MAKES UP ABOUT 65% OF YOUR WEIGHT WATER IS THE PRIMARY COMPONENT OF BLOOD AND TISSUE FLUIDS WATER CARRIES DISSOLVED WASTE PRODUCTS FROM THE BODY, HELPS DIGEST FOOD, AND CARRIES NUTRIENTS THROUGHOUT THE BODY DRINK 1 CUP OF WATER FOR EVERY 20 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERYONE SHOULD DRINK 2 QUARTS OF WATER EACH DAY (64 OUNCES) Water

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12. 1: BALANCE CALORIES 2: ENJOY YOUR FOOD, BUT EAT LESS 3: AVOID OVERSIZE PORTIONS 4: FOODS TO EAT MORE OFTEN: VEGGIES, FRUITS, WHOLE GRAINS, AND FAT FREE DAIRY PRODUCTS 5: MAKE OVER HALF OF YOUR PLATE FRUITS AND VEGGIES 6: SWITCH TO FAT FREE OR LOW FAT MILK 7: MAKE HALF YOUR GRAINS WHOLE GRAINS 8: CUT BACK ON FOODS HIGH IN SOLID FATS, ADDED SUGARS, AND SALT 9: COMPARE SODIUM IN FOODS 10: DRINK WATER INSTEAD OF SUGARY DRINKS MyPlate Tips

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