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Nutrition

Nutrition. Health. Lesson 1 Nutrition During The Teen Years. Terms: Nutrition : Study of food and how your body uses it. Calories : units of heat that measure the energy that food supply to the body . 2200-girls 2800-boys.

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Nutrition

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  1. Nutrition Health

  2. Lesson 1 Nutrition During The Teen Years • Terms: • Nutrition: Study of food and how your body uses it. • Calories: units of heat that measure the energy that food supply to the body. 2200-girls 2800-boys. • Nutrients: Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.

  3. Lesson 1 Cont. • Hunger: unlearned, inborn response, physical drive that protects you from starvation. • Appetite: Is desire for food.

  4. Influences on Food Choices • Hunger/appetite • Emotions? • 1. Family/ friends/ peers • 2. culture/ ethnic background • 3. Convenience/ cost • 4. Advertisements

  5. Lesson 2 Nutrients • Carbohydrates: Sugars and starches in foods. • Simple vs complex • Simple= sugars such as fructose, lactose and sucrose. Found in fruit, milk and sugar products. Sometimes refined products like white bread. • Complex: Whole grains, nuts, root vegetables like potatoes. • Carbs Role: Body converts carbs to simple (sugar) carbs which is your bodies main source of energy.

  6. Nutrients Cont. • Fiber: indigestible complex carbohydrate. Found in tough, stringy parts of vegetables, fruits and whole grains. • Roles: Reduce heart disease, helps food go through digestive system therefore helps constipation, and diabetes.

  7. Nutrients Cont. • Protein: Helps build and maintain body cells and tissues. • CompletevsIncomplete • Complete: Haveallnine amino acids. Ex. Fish, meat, poultry, egg, meat, cheese, and yogurt. • Incomplete: lack one or more essential amino acids. Ex. Beans, peas and whole grains. • Comes from the Meat Group.

  8. Nutrients Cont. • Fats: type of lipid, a fatty substance that does not dissolve in water. • Unsaturated Vs Saturated • Unsaturated: usually liquid at room temp, and part of the essential fatty acids your body needs. Ex. Vegetable fat, soy bean and olive. • Saturated: usually solid at room temp, comes from beef, pork and dairy products. • Linked to high • Cholesterol.

  9. Nutrients Cont. • Vitamins role: compounds that help regulate many vital bodily processes including: digestion, absorption, and metabolism of other nutrients. • Water SolublevsFat soluble • Water Soluble: dissolve in water, and pass easily into the blood during digestion. The body doesn’t store these, so you need to store there regularly. Ex. Vitamin B and C. • Fat Soluble: absorbed, stored and transported into fat. Ex A, D, E and K.

  10. Minerals and Water • Minerals: substances in the body that it cannot produce that your body needs for strong bones and teeth. Ex. Iron and calcium. • Water: vital for every function. Drink 8 glasses a day.

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