Nutrition

Nutrition

Open Ended

List three foods that are considered healthy to eat! 

​Balanced Diet

• ​A balanced diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods and drinks to supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues and organs.

Multiple Choice

Which description BEST represents a healthy diet?

• Eating only carbohydrates

• Eating vegetables

• Eating a variety of fruits, vegetables, meats and grains. 

• Eating enough protein (meats)

​Carbohydrates (carbs)

• ​A substance (as a starch or sugar) that is ruch in energy.

• ​Carbohydrates are natural sugars and starches produced by plants.

• ​Produced by plants through photosynthesis!

• ​We need carbs for ENERGY!

​Carbohydrates (Carbs) Continued

• ​Carbohydrates are found in plant sources!

• ​Examples

  • ​Fruits

  • ​Vegtables

  • ​Beans

  • ​Rice

  • ​Nuts and Seeds

  • ​Grains (Rice and Breads)

Multiple Choice

What are two examples of a carb?

• Steak and Chicken

• Bread and Bananas

• Oil and Peanuts

• Beans and Fish

​Protein

• ​A nutrient that is essential for normal cell stucture and function.

• ​Proteins are made up of amino acids that are building blocks of our cells!

• ​Proteins make up many parts of our cells and organelles (cell parts)

​Proteins

• ​Proteins make enzymes that control all of our bodies processes.

• Protein is needed to build and repair tissue.

• ​Proteins are found in

  • ​Meat

  • ​Dairy (milk and cheese)

  • ​Eggs

  • ​Nuts and Seeds

  • ​Beans

Multiple Choice

What two foods have protein?

• Chicken and fish

• Fish and Apples

• Bananas and Broccoli

• Rice and Bread

​Lipids (Fat)

• ​Lipids include fatty acids, oils and waxes.

• ​They are a source of stored energy and are a component of cell membranes because lipids repell (do not mix) with water.

​Lipids (Fats)

• ​Lipids are found in

  • ​Meat and Seafood

  • ​Eggs and diary (milk, cheese)

  • ​nuts and seeds

  • ​olives

  • ​avocodos

Multiple Choice

What are lipids known as?

• Expensive Food

• Food from animals

• Food from plants

• Fat

​Diseases

• ​Eating an unbalanced or unhealthy diet can lead to several types of disease.

• ​Kidney disease - individules that eat too much protein can overwork their kidney.

• ​Diabetes - a disease that effects blood sugar levels from eating too many carbs

• ​Heart disease - A heart attack happens when an artery becomes blocked

• ​Stroke - A stroke is "brain attack" when arteries in the brain get starved of oxygen.

Multiple Choice

What is the disease that affects blood sugar?

• Heart Attack

• Stroke

• Diabetes

Multiple Choice

What is the disease that occurs when an artery is blocked in the brain?

• Heart Attack

• Stroke

• Diabetes

​Vitamins and Minerals

​Minerals are natural substances from the earth's crust essential for human lives.

​Vitamins are nutrients to help our body stay healthy.

Multiple Choice

Vitamins and minerals are essential for healthy living.

• True

• False 

​Other imporant vocabulary

• ​Digestion: the process of breaking down food so it can be converted into energy.

• ​Toxic: a substance that has a negative effect on an organism.