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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
Content Vocabulary
MyPyramid
minerals
carbohydrates
whole foods
proteins
whole grains
fats
phytochemicals
vitamins
fiber
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
• MyPyramid shows what foods fall into each of
the five food groups.
MyPyramid
A diet-planning pattern
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
The MyPyramid plan helps people make
balanced, healthy food choices.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
• The nutrients fall into six classes:
– Carbohydrate
– Protein
– Fats
– Vitamins
– Minerals
– Water
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
• Sugars, starches, and fiber are carbohydrates.
Sugar and starches supply four calories per gram.
Fiber does not provide any calories.
carbohydrates
Class of nutrients that include sugars,
starches, and fiber
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
• Proteins form part of every cell in the body.
• Proteins provide four calories per gram.
proteins
Class of nutrients that build body tissue and
supply energy
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
• Fats provide nine calories per gram.
fats
An energy source for the body
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
• Different vitamins perform different functions.
vitamins
Compounds that are required for growth and
proper functioning of the body
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
• Calcium is a mineral that promotes bone strength
and growth.
minerals
Elements that perform many functions that
keep the body growing and functioning
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
• Water is necessary for most body functions.
• Females need 10 cups of fluid daily.
• Males need 14 cups of fluid daily.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
• MyPyramid suggests how much of certain foods
in each food group meet your needs.
• Similar foods are grouped together based on their
nutritional content.
• My Pyramid bandwidths differ to demonstrate the
quantity of each food group that should be
consumed.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
• The colored stripes of MyPyramid represent the
five food groups, plus oils. They include:
– Grains
– Vegetables
– Fruits
– Milk
– Proteins
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
The Five Food Groups
• Once you understand the food groups, you can select
whole foods from each group to provide the nutrients
you need to stay healthy.
whole foods
Foods that are close to their farm-fresh
state, or those that have benefited from light
processing
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
Whole Grains
• Some examples of whole grains are brown rice,
popcorn, oatmeal, and whole-grain breads, cereals,
and pastas.
whole grains
Grains used in their intact forms, with all
their edible parts included
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
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Whole Grains
• Grain choices should be low in added fats and sugars.
• Biscuits, cookies, muffins, fried rice, and snack
crackers may provide more calories from fat and sugar
than from the grain itself.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
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Vegetables
• Vegetables are low in calories and provide the body
with phytochemicals.
phytochemicals
Compounds in foods from plants that
perform important functions in the body, but
are not nutrients
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
Vegetables
• Research shows that those who eat diets rich in
vegetables stay healthier than those who don’t
• Vegetables are so varied and so important to nutrition
and health that they are divided into subgroups.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
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Fruits
• Both whole fruits and fruit juices offer vitamins and
minerals, but only whole fruits or cut-up pieces of fruit
offer fiber as well.
• Fiber helps lower the risk of heart disease.
fiber
Indigestible substances in food, made
mostly of carbohydrate
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
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Milk
• Milk and milk products are rich in calcium and other
bone-building nutrients.
• Milk is important to teens because their bones are still
growing.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
Meat and Beans
• Choose lean or low-fat meats, fish, and poultry,
prepared with little or no fat.
• Beans are a good protein source for people who do
not eat meat.
• Soy foods are a good meat replacement.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
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Oils
• Oils are not considered a food group but they do
provide essential nutrients.
• Sources of healthy oils include avocados, nuts, oily
fish, and olives.
• Oils are very high in calories and can be fattening
when eaten in large amounts.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
How Much Food from Each Group?
• To customize an eating plan for you, visit
www.mypyramid.gov.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
The MyPyramid Plan
Controlling Calories
• The MyPyramid plan can also help develop an eating
plan for someone who needs to control calorie intake.
• The plan offers flexibility so it can be applied to
different national and cultural foods.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary
• Define carbohydrate.
carbohydrate
Class of nutrients that include sugars,
starches, and fiber
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary
• What is a protein?
protein
Class of nutrients that build body
tissue and supply energy
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