Transcript Nutrition (Day 3)

Nutrition
(Day 3)
Nutrition
• Objectives:
– The students will learn about the 6 essential
nutrients.
– The students will learn the importance of the 6
nutrients and what they do for you.
– The students will learn about cholesterol and
what it does to your body.
• SOL's: 9.1a, 9.1b, 9.1d, 9.1f, 9.2a,9.2b,
9.2c, 9.3c, 9.4a, 9.4b, 9.5a
6 Essential Nutrients
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Carbohydrates
Proteins
Water
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Carbohydrates
• What are carbohydrates?
– They are sugars and starches that occur naturally
in foods, mainly in plants
– Gives energy quickly and can be stored for later
energy
– HALF to two-thirds of your daily energy should
come from carbs
– Two kinds of carbs:
• Simple (sugars-natural & unnatural)
– Example: fruits, milk, some vegetables
• Complex (include grains)
– Examples: rice, pasta, potatoes (TIP: try to choose
WHOLE grained carbohydrates: brown rice, wheat bread,
oatmeal)
FIBER: A SPECIAL Complex
Carbohydrate
• What is so special about fiber?
– It is the part of fruit, vegetables, grains, and beans
that your body cannot digest.
– Special complex carbohydrate
– What does fiber DO?
• FIBER = A BROOM
• As it passes through the digestive system, fiber
pushes other food particles along
– SO it prevents certain types of cancer
Proteins
• What is a protein?
– These are nutrients your body uses to build,
repair, and maintain cells and tissues.
– Foods with protein:
• Beef, pork, veal, fish, poultry (chicken), eggs and
most dairy products
Water
• Why is water important?
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Helps you digest and absorb food
Regulates body temperature and blood circulation
Carries nutrients and oxygen to cells
Removes toxins and wastes from the body
Protects organs and joints by cushioning them
– If we don’t have water? fatigue, confusion,
inability to focus
– How much water should I drink? 8, 8 oz
glasses a day or more depending on activity!
Fats
• Why do we need fat?
– Fat promotes healthy skin, normal cell growth
and carry vitamins to where they are needed
in your body!
Types of Fat?
• Saturated Fats
– These are solid at room temperature
– Examples: Butter, cheese, fatty
meats
– Too much of this type can increase
your risk of heart disease
• Unsaturated Fats
– Fats that remain liquid at room
temperature
– Examples: olive oil, nuts, avocados
– Most of the fat in your diet should
come from unsaturated!
Name-That-Nutrient-Frenzy
Game!
Directions:
• Each person will come to the board and place
one of the terms or phrases under the correct
nutrient that it pertains to.
• The answer will be revealed on a slide at the end
• How many can we get right?
Name-That-Nutrient-Frenzy
Game!
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Lean meat
Can be stored for later use
Butter
Nuts
Olive oil
Fish
Whole Grains (oatmeal, cereal)
Canola oil
Promotes healthy skin &
normal cell growth
• Eggs
• Helps your body grow
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Seeds
Saturated & Unsaturated
Dry Beans
Fatty meats
Gives you quick energy
Vegetable oil
Low-fat skim milk
Fruit (kiwi, pineapple, papaya)
Cheese
Poultry
Builds / repairs muscles
Fish
Name-That-Nutrient-Frenzy
Game!
Protein
Fats
Builds/repairs muscles
Helps your body grow
Lean meat
Poultry
Fish
Dry beans
Nuts
Low-fat skim milk
Eggs
Promotes healthy skin &
normal cell growth
Saturated & unsaturated
HEALTHY FATS:
Vegetable oil
Olive oil
Canola oil
Seeds
Fish
Name-That-Nutrient-Frenzy
Game!
Fats (continued)
Carbohydrates
UNHEALTHY FATS:
Gives your energy
quickly
Can be stored for
later use
Whole grains (oatmeal,
cereals)
Fruit (kiwi, pineapple,
papaya, star fruit)
Root vegetables
Butter
Cheese
Fatty meats
Cholesterol
• What is cholesterol?
– Fatty substance found in
the blood
– Too much can cause
plaque to build up in the
arteries
– Two types of cholesterol:
HDL & LDL
• HDL: healthy, LOWERS the
plaque in your arteries
• LDL INCREASES plaque in
your arteries (higher in
saturated fats)
Take a look!
How much…
1.Total fat?
2.Saturated?
3.Cholesterol?
4.How many
carbohydrates?
Review
What
is nutrition?
What are the 6 essential nutrients?
What is the nutrient that builds and repairs
muscle tissue?
What is the name of healthy fat?
What is an example of a food with fiber?
What is cholesterol?
Why do we need carbohydrates?
Classwork #3
• Complete the Nutrition crossword
• Complete the Nutrition word search.