Health Unit 3, Lessons 1-3: Why Eat Healthfully?

SKILLS FOR HEALTH
UNIT 3, LESSONS 1-3
WHY EAT HEALTHFULLY?

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Why you should eat healthfully

How vitamins, minerals, water, and other nutrients help your
body function.

State standard: 1.4.N Describe dietary guidelines, food
groups, nutrients, and serving sizes for healthy eating habits.

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Give 2 healthy foods.

• Increased energy

• Protection against aging

• Reduced risk of developing chronic diseases

• Obesity.

Leading to

To function properly, your body needs certain nutrients that are found in healthful foods.

​Our bodies need...

Why Eat Healthfully?

Multiple Choice

Chemical substances that have specific functions in your body.

• Nutrients

• Pineapples

• eggs

• products

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The list of nutrients are as follows: P

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, C​

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, F​

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, V​

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, M​

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, Water.

Multiple Choice

This nutrient makes up more than 50% of your total body weight.

• Protein

• Fats

• Vitamins

• Minerals

Multiple Choice

One of the best sources of protein.

• eggs

• bananas

• yogurt

• oranges

Multiple Choice

The primary source of energy for humans.

• carbohydrates

• fats

• minerals

• vitamins

Multiple Choice

This nutrient helps grow and build muscle.

• Protein

• Fats

• Carbohydrates

• Fiber

Vitamins

Vitamins are a group of nutrients found in living plants and animals. However, they don't provide energy like other nutrients do. Instead, vitamins work to release energy from fats, carbohydrates, and proteins present in the foods you eat.

It is best to consume your vitamins through food.

How Vitamins Work?

Multiple Choice

Vitamins release energy from fats, carbohydrates, and proteins present in the foods you eat.

• True

• False

​Vitamin A

Protects your immune system. Promotes healthy skin and eyesight.

It does this in part by maintaining the health of the skin, mucous membranes, and other surface linings (for example, the intestinal tract) so that harmful bacteria and viruses can't get into your body.

​Vitamin A

Stored in liver.

Vitamin A can be found in dairy products, green and yellow vegetables, and fruits. The darker the green, the better the source.

Multiple Choice

Vitamin A is stored where?

• kidneys
• lungs
• spleen
• liver

Multiple Choice

These are good sources of Vitamin A.

• Carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, liver
• chicken & beef

• bananas and tofu

• apples and grapes

​Vitamin Bs

There are 8 vitamins in the B group of vitamins; they are called the B-complex.

Multiple Choice

How many B vitamins are there?

• 12
• 8
• 6
• 10

Niacin

Niacin (B3) keeps your nervous system healthy and helps your body use protein and fat.
Good sources of niacin (B3) include whole-grain breads and cereals, poultry, meats and fish, and peanuts and peanut butter..

Multiple Choice

These are good sources of niacin.

• Fruits
• Meat, fish, poultry, whole grains, legumes
• Dairy products
• Nuts & seeds

Folate

It helps your body produce and maintain cells.

Prevents neural tube defects.

Good sources of folate include leafy, green vegetables (such as spinach and turnip greens); citrus fruits; and dried beans and peas.

Multiple Choice

Folate prevents neural ____ defects.

• tube
• brain defects
• spinal defects
• cord defects

Multiple Choice

These are good sources of folate.

• Leafy greens, legumes, nuts, and fortified grains.
• Meat and fish
• Dairy products
• Fruits and vegetables

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

Helps you fight infections, helps wounds heal, and keeps teeth and gums strong.
Low vitamin C? = scurvy

Symptoms include bleeding gums, loose teeth, wounds that don't heal, and joint and muscle pain.

Multiple Choice

Vitamin C helps with what?

• Vitamin C helps with muscle growth
• Vitamin C is essential for bone density
• Vitamin C aids in digestion
• Vitamin C helps with immune function, collagen synthesis, and antioxidant protection.

Multiple Choice

These are good sources of vitamin C.

• Citrus fruits, strawberries, kiwi, bell peppers, broccoli
• Rice & beans

• Potatoes & beef

• Apples & bread

Multiple Choice

A lack of vitamin C can lead to this disease.

• rickets
• scurvy
• beriberi
• pellagra

Vitamin D

Helps your body absorb calcium, which results in strong bones and teeth.

Sunshine vitamin: your body uses your skin to convert the sun’s ultraviolet rays into vitamin D.

Low D? = Rickets = Brittle, mishappen bones

Multiple Choice

Why is vitamin D called the sunshine vitamin?

• Vitamin D is synthesized in the liver.
• Vitamin D is only found in certain foods.
• Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because it is produced in the skin in response to sunlight.
• Vitamin D is a type of protein.

Multiple Choice

Theses are good sources of calcium.

• Dairy products, leafy greens, nuts, and fortified foods.
• Meat and fish
• Whole grains
• Fruits and vegetables

Vitamin E

Antioxidant = Protects from "free radicals", which are partly responsible for the destruction of cells.

Repairs DNA, immune functions, and metabolic processes.

Multiple Choice

Vitamin D is an antioxidant.

• Vitamin D is a type of antioxidant.
• False
• Vitamin D is a vitamin.
• Vitamin D is essential for bone health.

Multiple Choice

Vitamin E helps your immune system.

• Vitamin E is harmful to your immune system.
• Vitamin E has no effect on your immune system.
• Vitamin E helps your immune system.
• Vitamin E is only beneficial for skin health.

Vitamin K

Blood-clotting vitamin.

Much formed in the gut & also food.

Multiple Choice

Vitamin K is important if you should skin your knee. Why?

• Vitamin K helps in blood clotting, which is crucial when you skin your knee.
• Vitamin K is used to improve vision after an injury.
• Vitamin K prevents infections when you skin your knee.
• Vitamin K is essential for muscle growth.

Multiple Choice

These foods are rich in vitamin K.

• Apples and oranges, and beans

• Rice and pasta
• Chicken and fish
• Leafy greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and certain oils.

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF MINERALS?

Nutrients that regulate chemical reactions in the body.

Most important major minerals are…

Calcium,

Magnesium

Phosphorus

Potassium

Sodium

Sulfur

MINERALS

minerals are nutrients that regulate chemical reactions inside the body.

Multiple Choice

Minerals are nutrients that regulate chemical what?

• structures
• elements
• reactions
• processes

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF WATER?

Water carries other nutrients to your cells, helps your body remove

waste, and regulates your body temperature.

CREATING A HEALTH PLATE

Fruit and vegetables should fill half of the plate. The vegetable
quarter should be slightly larger than the fruit quarter.

The other half of the plate should contain a quarter of carbs and a
quarter of protein. (To break it down further, about half of your
carbs should be whole grains, and the majority of your protein
should be lean meats, seafood, and legumes.)

On the side, there should be a serving of dairy or dairy replacer,
such as soy milk enriched with calcium.

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Fruits and ​

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should fill ​

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your plate.

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vegetables

half

meats

cheese

fish

1/4

3/4

THE BENEFITS OF A HEALTHFUL PLATE

 A healthful plate will leave you feeling satisfied, give you more energy,

give you the nutrients you need, and decrease the risk of developing
certain diseases. Here are some components of a healthful plate.

Fruits: Berries contain certain chemicals that may help prevent certain
forms of cancer.

Vegetables: Red, orange, and dark-green, leafy vegetables may cut the
risk of developing a stroke, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other
chronic problems.

THE BENEFITS OF CREATING A HEALTHFUL PLATE (CONT.)

Grains: High-fiber grains can help with weight management, and breads fortified with folate
can help prevent certain fetal defects.

Protein: Lean protein gives you energy, helps your immune system, and builds muscle.

Dairy: Milk has calcium, which can help to prevent osteoporosis.

Fats: Healthful fats, such as unsaturated fats, help you stay full longer and may help lower
cholesterol.

Sweets: Chocolate contains antioxidants, which protect the body from free radicals; those
latter substances cause damage that leads to heart disease. It’s important to consume only
moderate amounts of sweets because they tend to contain high amounts of sugar and fat. It’s
best to replace candy and baked goods with fruit or yogurt.

Multiple Choice

High fiber foods can help manage your weight.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Calcium can help prevent what disease?

• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Asthma
• Osteoporosis

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