Food for a Week

The following photographs represent a week’s worth of food for families

around the world.

Write these questions in your journals:

Which families consume more fruits and vegetables?

Which families consume LEAN protein?Which consume more empty calorie snack

foods?

Answer the questions as we go through the pictures of each family

FAMILY IN ITALY

Family from Germany

Family from Bhutan

Family from Ecuador

Family from Mexico

Family from Egypt

Family from Chad

Family from the United States

Are we the healthiest? Reflect in your journals about the pictures we just looked at. Write at least 4 sentences about

your feelings. Were you surprised? Angry? Confused?

Answer the questions you wrote down.

We are the nation with the richest food supply in the world.

SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDSHYDRATION

NUTRITION GOALS

Lifelong Nutritional Needs

Objectives

9.NPA.1.2 Organize meal plans to meet special dietary needs for athletes, pregnant women, diabetics, and those experiencing allergies.

9.NPA.1.3 Recognize the benefits of folic acid and other vitamins and minerals

9.NPA.2.3 Summarize the effects of hydration and dehydration and preventive measures for dehydration

Factors affecting your nutritional needs:

Age

Gender

Activity Level

Pregnancy

Diabetes

Food allergies

Lactose intolerance

Celiac disease

High blood pressure

High cholesterol

AGE

Your body needs more calories during your teen years to support growth

As you get older your needs will change based on activity level

GENDER

On average, females tend to need fewer calories than males

Throughout their lives, females have a greater need for some nutrients Iron & Calcium Pregnant women need extra nutrients as well as

calories

ACTIVITY LEVEL

The more active you are, the more calories your body needs

Teen athletes may need from 2,000-5,000 calories per day, depending on their sport and on the intensity, length, and frequency of training

HYDRATION

Teen girls should drink about 9 cups of non-caffeinated fluids each day

Teen boys should drink 13 cupsPreferably WATER

PREGNANCY

An unborn baby receives nourishment from the mother

Need to consume an additional 300 calories per day to achieve a healthy weight gain

Females at a healthy weight before pregnancy can gain between 25-35 lbs.

Nutrition During Pregnancy Video

PREGNANCY

Gaining too little weight can result in a small, underdeveloped baby

Gaining too much weight can result in an early delivery Increase mother’s risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, and varicose

veinsPregnant females are encouraged to take prenatal vitamins

to provide a balance of nutrients: Calcium Protein Iron Vitamin A Vitamin B complex Folic acid

Reduces the risk of having a baby with a serious birth defect Spina bifida– born with a spine that is not closed

DIABETES

Must monitor their eating carefullyBlood sugar must stay in a healthy rangeDiabetics who use insulin must tailor the

amount of insulin they inject to the amount of carbohydrates in the foods they eat

Some people can control their diabetes without medication and just by carefully controlling the carbohydrates in foods and beverages they consume

FOOD ALLERGIES

Can range from simply annoying to life threatening

People with severe food allergies must avoid the foods and ingredients they are allergic to

They must carefully check the ingredients on food labels and when dining out make sure to ask their server specific questions about how the food is prepared

Food Allergies Report

LACTOSE INTOLERANCE

People with this food intolerance can’t easily digest the lactose in milk and some dairy products

Solutions: Consume smaller amounts of milk or get your calcium

from cheese and yogurt, which contain less lactose Take lactase (the enzyme needed to digest lactose) in

liquid or tablet form when they eat dairy products

CELIAC DISEASE

Gluten intolerance This condition makes people unable to tolerate a

protein called glutenGluten is found in wheat, rye, and barleyTreatment:

Avoid these grains and anything made from them, including bread and pasta

There are many gluten-free options available in the grocery store, you just have to look!

Managing Celiac Disease

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

“Silent Killer” Can result in heart problems, stroke, or kidney

problems with few or no warning symptomsEating salt can raise a person’s blood

pressureThis effect is stronger in some individuals

than othersPeople with high blood pressure are often

encouraged to keep their salt intake lowEat to Lower Blood Pressure

HIGH CHOLESTEROL

Cholesterol= a waxy, fat-like substance in your blood Needed to create cell walls, certain hormones, and

vitamin D Too much cholesterol can build up and clog arteries Raises your risk of heart disease

People with high cholesterol may need to reduce their intake of saturated fats and trans fats These fats increase cholesterol production in the body

My Healthy Eating & Physical Activity Goals

You will now work on creating a goal for eating healthy and exercising

This goal sheet will be kept in your personal folders

In 3 weeks you will look back on your goals to see what you have accomplished (March 15th) Were you successful or unsuccessful?

Let’s look at how to write an achievable goal…

Writing a Goal

A well-written goal should have these characteristics:

Doable Something you can realistically accomplish in the next

3 weeks.Specific

It gives clear details of what you want to do.Measurable

It allows you to determine or measure if you have accomplished your goal at the end of 3 weeks.

What’s Wrong with These Goals?

Poorly Written: I want to exercise more.Well-written: I will jog 3 days each week for at least 20

minutes each time.

Poorly Written: I will eat less junk food.Well-written: I will only eat 1 serving of fats, oils, or

sweets each day.

Poorly Written: I will eat more fruit and lift weights more often.

Well-written: (Choose one) I will eat 3 servings of fruit each day. OR I will lift weights for 30 minutes 3 times each week.