Presentation on: Nutrition @

Family Court – Kingston Jamaica November 18, 2015November 18, 2015

JamaicanJamaican

NADESIA WATSON NADESIA WATSON SMITHSMITH

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What is Nutrition What is Nutrition Food groupsFood groups Eat lots of Fruits & VegetablesEat lots of Fruits & Vegetables Plan your Meals - Lasco One pot Meal for Plan your Meals - Lasco One pot Meal for

example.example. Plan Base on your Budget Plan Base on your Budget Drink Lots of WaterDrink Lots of Water Nutrition continuesNutrition continues Questions and Answers – Prizes Lasco gift basketsQuestions and Answers – Prizes Lasco gift baskets References References The End The End

What is Nutrition?What is Nutrition? Simply said, Nutrition is the Simply said, Nutrition is the

study of food at work in our study of food at work in our bodies, it is our source for bodies, it is our source for energy, and the medium for energy, and the medium for which our nutrients can which our nutrients can function. Think of nutrition as function. Think of nutrition as the building blocks of life.the building blocks of life.

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The essential nutrients for life include carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids (fats), as well as fiber, vitamins, minerals, and water—the solvent for all soluble ingredients in the blood and cells. The absorption of nutrients starts the moment we begin to digest our foods, as they are transported to assist all the metabolic processes in the human body.

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Good nutrition means getting the right Good nutrition means getting the right amount of nutrients from healthy foods amount of nutrients from healthy foods in the right combinations. Having in the right combinations. Having nutrition knowledge and making smart nutrition knowledge and making smart choices about the foods you eat can and choices about the foods you eat can and will help you achieve optimum health will help you achieve optimum health over your lifetime, and be a key to over your lifetime, and be a key to avoiding obesity, illness, and many of avoiding obesity, illness, and many of today’s most prevalent chronic diseases.today’s most prevalent chronic diseases.

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Staple Foods :Staple Foods :(a) Cereals: Bread (from wholegrain or enriched (a) Cereals: Bread (from wholegrain or enriched flour), flour, cornmeal, cooked and ready-to-eat flour), flour, cornmeal, cooked and ready-to-eat cereals, macaroni, spaghetti, rice.cereals, macaroni, spaghetti, rice.

(b) Starchy fruits, roots, tubers and their (b) Starchy fruits, roots, tubers and their products: banana, plantain, breadfruit, yam, Irish products: banana, plantain, breadfruit, yam, Irish potato, sweet potato, dasheen, coco, cassava. potato, sweet potato, dasheen, coco, cassava. Nutrients contributed: carbohydrate, vitamins, Nutrients contributed: carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and fibre.minerals and fibre.

Recommended number of servings per day: four Recommended number of servings per day: four or moreor more

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The Six Basic Food Groups

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Lugumes/NutsLugumes/Nuts Red peas, gungo/pigeon peas, black-eye Red peas, gungo/pigeon peas, black-eye

peas, cow peas, split peas, peanuts, other peas, cow peas, split peas, peanuts, other dried peas, beans and nuts.dried peas, beans and nuts.

Nutrients contributed: protein, carbohydrate, Nutrients contributed: protein, carbohydrate, the minerals calcium and iron, fibre.the minerals calcium and iron, fibre.

The protein in dried peas, dried beans and The protein in dried peas, dried beans and nuts is more efficiently utilised by the body if nuts is more efficiently utilised by the body if a cereal such as rice or protein food from an a cereal such as rice or protein food from an animal source is included in the same meal.animal source is included in the same meal.

Recommended number of servings per day: Recommended number of servings per day: one or more.one or more.

The Six Basic Food Groups Con’t

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Dark Green Leafy, Yellow and Other Dark Green Leafy, Yellow and Other Non-Starchy Vegetables:Non-Starchy Vegetables:

Callaloo, spinach, watercress, pak Callaloo, spinach, watercress, pak choy, string beans, pumpkin, carrot.choy, string beans, pumpkin, carrot.

Nutrients contributed: vitamins A, and Nutrients contributed: vitamins A, and C, B complex vitamins, minerals and C, B complex vitamins, minerals and fibre.fibre.

Recommended number of servings per Recommended number of servings per day: two or more.day: two or more.

The Six Basic Food Groups Con’t

NUTRITION : FOOD GROUPS The Six Basic Food Groups Con’t

Fruits :

Mango, guava, orange, pineapple, West Indian cherry, pawpaw.Nutrients contributed: carbohydrate, vitamin C, vitamin A (yellow fruits), B complex vitamins, minerals and fibre.Recommended number of servings per day: two or more.

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Foods from Animals:Foods from Animals: (a) Lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, ham, (a) Lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, ham,

sausages. Sardines, liver, heart, kidney, tripe, etc.sausages. Sardines, liver, heart, kidney, tripe, etc. Nutrients contributed: protein, iron, B complex Nutrients contributed: protein, iron, B complex

and fat soluble vitamins and fat. Red meats and and fat soluble vitamins and fat. Red meats and organ meats are excellent sources of haeme iron.organ meats are excellent sources of haeme iron.

(b) Milk-fresh, evaporated, skimmed; yoghurt, (b) Milk-fresh, evaporated, skimmed; yoghurt, cheese. Nutrients contributed: calcium, protein, cheese. Nutrients contributed: calcium, protein, vitamins A and D, thiamine, riboflavin, vitamins A and D, thiamine, riboflavin, carbohydrate and fat.carbohydrate and fat.

Recommended # of servings per day: two or Recommended # of servings per day: two or more.more.

The Six Basic Food Groups Con’t

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Fats:Fats: Polyunsaturated: vegetable oils (except Polyunsaturated: vegetable oils (except

coconut oil).coconut oil). Saturated: butter, margarine, bacon, salt Saturated: butter, margarine, bacon, salt

pork, coconut oil, fat on meat, fat in whole pork, coconut oil, fat on meat, fat in whole milk. Nutrients contributed: fat, vitamin E, milk. Nutrients contributed: fat, vitamin E, butter and fortified margarine provide butter and fortified margarine provide vitamins A and E. Most oils do not contain vitamins A and E. Most oils do not contain vitamin A.vitamin A.

Recommended # of servings per day: three Recommended # of servings per day: three or more.or more.

The Six Basic Food Groups Con’t

NUTRITION : NUTRITION : Eat lots of Fruits & Eat lots of Fruits & Vegetables. Vegetables.

NUTRITION : PLAN YOUR NUTRITION : PLAN YOUR MEAL – MEAL – Lasco One Pot MealLasco One Pot Meal

Lasco One Pot Meal –Lasco One Pot Meal –Laco Brine Mackerel with Curried Rice and Laco Brine Mackerel with Curried Rice and Lasco Mixed VegetablesLasco Mixed Vegetables

NUTRITION : NUTRITION : PLAN YOUR PLAN YOUR MEALS - Base on your budgetMEALS - Base on your budget

NUTRITION:NUTRITION:PLAN YOUR MEALSPLAN YOUR MEALS

NUTRITION:NUTRITION:PLAN YOUR MEALSPLAN YOUR MEALS

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NUTRITION: NUTRITION: Drink lots of WaterDrink lots of Water

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Nutrition is just one key to Nutrition is just one key to developing and maintaining developing and maintaining good health. Good health is good health. Good health is defined as a state of complete defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social physical, mental and social well-being — a healthy mind, well-being — a healthy mind, body, and spirit.body, and spirit.

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Nutrition also is at work during Nutrition also is at work during our entire life-cycle — from our entire life-cycle — from infancy to adolescence, infancy to adolescence, adulthood and in our senior adulthood and in our senior years — and can be the antidote years — and can be the antidote for many of today’s common for many of today’s common problems, such as stress, problems, such as stress, pollution, sexual vitality, and pollution, sexual vitality, and disease preventiondisease prevention..

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For me personally, nutrition For me personally, nutrition translates into health, and health is translates into health, and health is freedom. Being healthy not only freedom. Being healthy not only makes us feel great, it enables us to makes us feel great, it enables us to enjoy life to our fullest potential, enjoy life to our fullest potential, and to follow our dreams. and to follow our dreams. Conversely, a poor diet can have a Conversely, a poor diet can have a serious impact on health, and rob serious impact on health, and rob you of your freedom.you of your freedom.

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and maintain your bodies;and maintain your bodies; And that’s if you get the right amount And that’s if you get the right amount

of nutrients from healthy foods in the of nutrients from healthy foods in the right combinations;right combinations;

making smart choices about the foods making smart choices about the foods you eat;you eat;

Because proper nutrition helps you Because proper nutrition helps you develop and maintain good health;develop and maintain good health;

It’s a choice — choose good nutrition It’s a choice — choose good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle! .and a healthy lifestyle! .

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Healthy eating is the Healthy eating is the best recipe for an best recipe for an abundant life. Make abundant life. Make every bite count!!!. every bite count!!!.

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References: References: http://whatisnutritiontips.com/http://whatisnutritiontips.com/ Source: The Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute. Source: The Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute.

https://www.google.com.jm/search?q=Sourcehttps://www.google.com.jm/search?q=Source%3A+The+Caribbean+Food+and+Nutrition+Institute.&o%3A+The+Caribbean+Food+and+Nutrition+Institute.&oq=Sourceq=Source%3A+The+Caribbean+Food+and+Nutrition+Institute.&a%3A+The+Caribbean+Food+and+Nutrition+Institute.&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i58.2893j0j7&sourceid=chrome&esqs=chrome..69i57j69i58.2893j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/nutrition/food-groups-the-http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/nutrition/food-groups-the-basics/260.htmlbasics/260.html

http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/six-food-groups-http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/six-food-groups-nutrients-5955.htmlnutrients-5955.html

http://www.webmd.com/diet/6-reasons-to-drink-waterhttp://www.webmd.com/diet/6-reasons-to-drink-water

THE ENDTHE END ““Let food be your medicine, Let food be your medicine,

and medicine be your food”and medicine be your food”

Prepared and Presented by: Prepared and Presented by:

Nadesia Watson Smith - November 18, 2015Nadesia Watson Smith - November 18, 2015

- - Hold a BA Degree in Social Work Hold a BA Degree in Social Work

- Diploma in Business Administration- Diploma in Business Administration

- Diploma in Business Studies- Diploma in Business Studies

- Public Relations/Marketing/Project Management- Public Relations/Marketing/Project Management

- Ministry of Health & Environment National HIV/STI Programme - Ministry of Health & Environment National HIV/STI Programme –Voluntary Counseling and Testing Provider.–Voluntary Counseling and Testing Provider.

Awards in Angels Grove CommunityAwards in Angels Grove CommunityExemplary Community Service

in 2005&

Community Spirit Award 2008

Unsung Hero Award Unsung Hero Award St. CatherineSt. Catherine

"UNSUNG HERO AWARD". Collected by — Nadesia Watson Smith to the left Mrs. Flowers - NHT St. Catherine leadership Council, to the right Hon. Steadman Alvin Ridout Fuller – CD, JP (Custos of Kingston & St. Andrew Jamaica). Mrs. Charmaine Scarlette - NHT Social Development Officer and Mrs. Janet Hartly Johnson - Manager NHT Spanish Town Branch.2012

Outstanding Service Award in ”Community Development” - 2013 Nadesia Watson Smith

Community Service Award St. Catherine