Transcript Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating
Presented by:
APS Healthcare
Southwestern PA
Healthcare Quality Unit
HCQU
Created by: Jennifer Sawyer, MS, RD
1-13-05
Disclaimer
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Information or education provided by
the HCQU is not intended to replace
medical advice from the consumer’s
personal care physician, existing
facility policy or federal, state and local
regulations/codes within the agency
jurisdiction. The information provided
is not all inclusive of the topic
presented.
Objectives
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Participant will:
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Know that food is an important part of staying healthy
Recognize healthy foods
Know which foods to eat less often
Understand how to keep food safe to eat
What does it mean to be healthy?
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Your body is:
– working properly
– is free from sickness
Being Healthy
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Getting the right amount
of sleep
 Exercise
 Eating healthy
Healthy Eating
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Healthy eating means to eat the right amounts
of the foods our body needs to work properly
Foods have the different jobs
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It is important to eat
different foods from day
to day
Some foods give our body energy
Some foods help protect us from
getting sick
Some foods help us heal wounds
Some foods protect our hearts and
bones
We need to eat different foods
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Eat different foods every day for a healthy
body
What foods should we eat everyday?
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Starches
 Fruits
 Vegetables
 Meat, poultry, eggs, or beans
 Milk, yogurt, or cheese
Eat starches everyday
• These foods give us energy
• They also give us vitamins and
minerals
Types of Starches
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Bread, Cereal, Rice, and
Pasta
Eat fruit everyday
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Fruits provide vitamins and minerals
 Fruits protect against heart disease
 Fruits protect against cancer
Eat vegetables everyday
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Vegetables provide vitamins and minerals
 Vegetables protect against heart disease
 Vegetables protect against cancer
Eat vegetables everyday
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, and
Nuts
• Provide protein
• Helps your body heal
• Helps your body fight infection
We need water everyday
Fruits
Drinks
Vegetables
Eat milk, yogurt, or cheese everyday
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These foods give us
calcium which makes
our bones and teeth
strong
Milk, yogurt, cheese
We need some fat
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We only need a small amount of fat everyday
 Too much fat can hurt our heart
Fat
canola oil
butter
mayonnaise
margarine
olive oil
Too much salt is not good for your
heart
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Don’t eat a lot of salty
foods
Try not to add salt
Eat less of these foods
Eat less of these foods
Picking healthier desserts
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Instead of
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Choose
 Ice cream
 Sherbet, frozen yogurt,
or popsicles
 Cake with icing
 Angel food cake with
fruit
 Pudding made with
whole milk
 Pudding made with skim
milk
Picking healthier snack foods
Choose:
Limit or Avoid:
Fresh fruit
Fresh veggies with low-fat dip
Pretzels
Rice cakes
Air popped popcorn
Melba toast
Vanilla wafers
Ginger snaps
Jelly beans
Gum drops
Baked tortilla or potato chips
Potato chips
Cheese balls
Cheese popcorn
Pork skins
Cookies
Candy bars
Snack crackers
Buttered popcorn
Cupcakes
Tortilla chips
Aim for a healthy weight
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Your body works best at a healthy weight
 Ask your doctor what is a healthy weight for
you.
Overweight
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Being overweight
is not healthy
 Ask your doctor
if your weight is
healthy
Be physically active each day
Keep your foods safe to eat
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You may become ill from food that is not
handled properly
Keep your foods safe to eat
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Wash your hands:
– After going to the
restroom
– Before touching food
– After touching meats
and chicken
Keep your foods safe to eat
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Keep foods at the right temperature:
– Put foods that need to be cold in the refrigerator
– Do not leave foods sitting out
– Read directions to see how long food needs to be
cooked
Thank
You!!
Eat
Well!!
For more information on this or
any other physical or behavioral
health topic, please visit our
website @
www.apshealthcare.com
HCQU Website
References
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U.S. Department of Agriculture/U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services,
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2000.
 The Food Guide Pyramid, USDA, Hyattsville,
MD
References
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Perspectives in Nutrition. Mosby, Philadelphia, PA
1996.
 Total diet approach to communicating food and
nutrition information-Position of the ADA. Journal of
the American Dietetic Association 2002; 102:100
 Nutrition in comprehensive program planning for
persons with developmental disabilties. Journal of
the American Dietetic Association 1997;97:189