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NUTRITION

NUTRITION. Vocabulary. Metabolism : The process by which the body gets energy from food. RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance): A guideline for the amount of each nutrient the body needs each day, based on gender and activity level. Cholesterol:

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NUTRITION

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  1. NUTRITION

  2. Vocabulary Metabolism: • The process by which the body gets energy from food. RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance): • A guideline for the amount of each nutrient the body needs each day, based on gender and activity level.

  3. Cholesterol: • A waxy fat-like substance found in the cells of animals. (eggs, cheese, meat) LDL (Bad) Cholesterol • Builds up in arteries, blocking blood supply to the brain and heart (stroke or heart attack) HDL (Good) Cholesterol • Protects the arteries by removing plaque

  4. Calories: • Energy provided by the food we eat. Caloric Expenditure: • The amount of calories used/burned during daily activity. Sodium: • Salt=Too much can lead to high blood pressure Dehydration: • Excessive lack of body fluids

  5. Essential Daily Nutrients Carbohydrates • Nutrient, including sugars and starches. • Gives the body it’s main source of energy. • 4 calories per gram

  6. Protein • Nutrient that comes from plants or animals. • Important for growth and repair of the body. • 4 calories per gram

  7. Fats • Warmth, storage, absorption of vitamins. • High source of energy, but last to be used. • Saturated fats are from animals = clotted arteries. • 9 calories per gram

  8. Serving Size • 1 serving = 1 fist = 1 cup Cereal, pasta, veggies, or fruit • 1 serving = 1 palm = 3 ounces Meat, fish, or poultry • 1 serving = 1 thumb = 1 ounce Cheese • 1 serving = 1 thumb tip = 1 teaspoon Peanut butter, butter, mayo, or sugar • 1 serving= 1 or 2 handfuls = 1 ounce Snack foods, chips, candy, pretzels

  9. Macaroni & Cheese Start Here  Check Calories  Less than 5% is Low  More than 20% is High Limit These Nutrients  Get Enough of These 

  10. Apple & Cinnamon Oatmeal Strawberry Pop Tart

  11. Strawberry Pop Tart INGREDIENTS:Strawberry filling (corn syrup, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, crackermeal, water, modified wheat starch, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dried strawberries, dried apples, dried pears, citric acid, caramel color, red #40, xanthan gum, soy lecithin, yellow #6), enriched wheat flour, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn syrup, dextrose, salt, high fructose corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), corn cereal, gelatin, color added, red #40, niacinamide, reduced iron, blue #1, vitamin A palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloried (vitamin B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiaminhydrochloride (vitamin B1) and folic acid.

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