Nutrition and Your Nutrition and Your HealthHealth

Journal Entry #4:Journal Entry #4:List 5 of the foods you eat List 5 of the foods you eat

most often for meals or most often for meals or snacks. Then describe why snacks. Then describe why

you eat each of these foods. you eat each of these foods. Do you base your choice on Do you base your choice on

the health benefits? Taste or the health benefits? Taste or appearance? Convenience?appearance? Convenience?

What influences your food What influences your food choices?choices?

Hunger vs. AppetiteHunger vs. Appetite Social influencesSocial influences

What is What is nutrition?nutrition?

The process by which your body The process by which your body takes in and uses foodtakes in and uses food

What is What is metabolism?metabolism?

Chemical process by which your Chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release body breaks down food to release energyenergy

What is a What is a calorie?calorie?

Unit to measure the amount of Unit to measure the amount of energy in a food OR the amount of energy in a food OR the amount of energy which is released by your energy which is released by your bodybody

What are the 6 basic What are the 6 basic nutrients?nutrients?

Nutrients Nutrients are substances in food that your are substances in food that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and body needs to grow, repair itself, and supply you with energy.supply you with energy.

CarbohydratesCarbohydrates FatsFats ProteinsProteins VitaminsVitamins MineralsMinerals WaterWater

CarbohydratesCarbohydrates

Starches and sugars present in foodsStarches and sugars present in foods Simple vs. ComplexSimple vs. Complex FiberFiber Should make up about 50-60% of Should make up about 50-60% of

your daily caloriesyour daily calories 4 calories per gram4 calories per gram

FatsFats

Why do we need fat in our diet?Why do we need fat in our diet? Unsaturated vs. SaturatedUnsaturated vs. Saturated 9 calories per gram9 calories per gram Should make up less than 30% of Should make up less than 30% of

your daily calorie intakeyour daily calorie intake What is cholesterol?What is cholesterol?

ProteinsProteins

Help build and maintain body cells Help build and maintain body cells and tissuesand tissues

Made up of long chains of amino acidsMade up of long chains of amino acids Essential amino acidsEssential amino acids Complete vs. IncompleteComplete vs. Incomplete 4 calories per gram4 calories per gram Should make up 15-20% of your daily Should make up 15-20% of your daily

caloriescalories

VitaminsVitamins Compounds that help regulate many vital Compounds that help regulate many vital

body processes, including digestion, body processes, including digestion, absorption, and metabolism of other absorption, and metabolism of other nutrientsnutrients

Come from Come from organicorganic substances (plants and substances (plants and animals)animals)

Required in small amountsRequired in small amounts No caloriesNo calories Water soluble vs. fat solubleWater soluble vs. fat soluble What are antioxidants?What are antioxidants? Can you have too much of a good thing?Can you have too much of a good thing?

MineralsMinerals

Substances that the body cannot Substances that the body cannot manufacturemanufacture

Needed for forming healthy bones and Needed for forming healthy bones and teeth and regulating vital body teeth and regulating vital body processesprocesses

Come from Come from inorganicinorganic substances (not substances (not living)living)

Calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, Calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, ironiron

WaterWater

Vital to every body functionVital to every body function Carries waste from cells, lubricates joints Carries waste from cells, lubricates joints

and mucous membranes, assists in and mucous membranes, assists in digestion, absorbs other nutrients, and digestion, absorbs other nutrients, and eliminates wasteeliminates waste

Perspiration helps maintain body Perspiration helps maintain body temperaturetemperature

You need 8 cups of water per dayYou need 8 cups of water per day– Good sources: water, milk, and juiceGood sources: water, milk, and juice

65% of your body is made up of water65% of your body is made up of water