2. Matt Lichtenstein Middle School Students

3. What is Nutrition?  Nutrition:  “the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.”

4. Why is it important to eat healthy?  Your body needs healthy fuel to operate just like a car  Eating healthy shapes the way you act during the day (ex. more energy)  To prevent future diseases  Obesity, Diabetes, etc.

5. Important Nutrients  Carbohydrates  Fats  Proteins  Vitamins  Minerals  Water

6. Carbohydrates  Main source of energy  About 60 % of our diet

7. Carbohydrates

8. Fats  Our body’s second source of energy  About 30% of our diet  What do fats do?  Provide insulation  Protect muscles & bones  Stores energy

9. Protein  Protein builds, maintains, and replaces the tissues in your body.  About 10% of our diet

10. Vitamins  Helps with the process of releasing energy in foods  Assists in growth

11. Vitamin A

12. Vitamin B  B Vitamins are essential for bodily functions  Energy Production  Making Red Blood cells

13. Vitamin C  Promotes a healthy immune system  Other functions:  antioxidant activity  collagen synthesis  the cardiovascular system  the immune system

14. Vitamin D  Good for healthy bones  Helps the body hold in Calcium  We can obtain Vitamin D from sunlight

15. Minerals  The body needs minerals to survive and carry out daily functions and processes.

16. Water  Water is a significant aspect of our bodily functions 1. Cell Life 2. Chemical & Metabolic Reactions 3. Transport of Nutrients 4. Body Temperature Regulation 5. Elimination of Waste

17. Why is water so important?

18. Do you want to be in shape like her? LOOK AT THAT FORM

19. Then you need to exercise and eat healthy!

20. Food Pyramid

21. What does your plate look like?

22. Why it matters?  As Americans, our society is very much overweight.  We need to eat healthy and exercise in order to live long healthy lives.

23. Reference Page  http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/protein.html (“Learning About Proteins” 1) http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/protein.html  http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Vitamin_B?open (“Vitamin B” 1) http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Vitamin_B?open  http://students.depaul.edu/~svonk/linkone.html (“Vitamin C’s Function in The Body” 1) http://students.depaul.edu/~svonk/linkone.html  http://www.nestle-waters.com/healthy-hydration/water-fonctions-in-human-body (“5 Water Functions in Human Body” 1) http://www.nestle-waters.com/healthy-hydration/water-fonctions-in-human-body If you missed anything, Click the link to go back to the title page! Click Here