Transcript nutrition - Spokane Public Schools

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:
– 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
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
Essential Daily Nutrients
Carbohydrates
Nutrient, including sugars and
starches.
Gives the body it’s main source of
energy.
4 calories per gram
Protein
Nutrient that comes from plants or
animals.
Important for growth and repair of
the body.
4 calories per gram
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
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
Macaroni & Cheese
Start Here 
Check
Calories 
Limit These
Nutrients 
Less
than
5% is
Low

Get
Enough of
These 
More
than
20% is
High
Strawberry Pop Tart
Apple & Cinnamon
Oatmeal
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), thiamin hydrochloride
(vitamin B1) and folic acid.