Nutrition Lesson 1

Nutrition:

1. the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth

2. food or nourishment

3. the branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition, particularly in humans

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Why do you think nutrition is important?

Your Nutritional Choices and Habits Matter

​Put Garbage in, get garbage out.

• You can think of nutrition as the materials you use to build your body.

• If you use the cheapest, easiest, fastest building materials to build your house, It might look good for a while, but over time it will break down more easily and have more problems.

• Build your body to withstand the stresses of life.

Let's evaluate your current nutritional habits!

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What were some of the things that you found confusing, or difficult about this nutrition survey?

Nutrition isn't easy

Grab a piece of paper and crumple it into a ball. Get ready for a quick activity.

How did you feel about this activity?

What made making the paper into the garbage-can difficult?

Was this activity fair?

How might this relate to an individual's nutrition journey?

​A physical sensation that your body feels when you have been without food for a prolonged period of time.
Caused by stomach lining not being stretched and can be caused by low blood sugar or low levels of fat.

​​Hunger

​The desire to eat a certain food.
Can be caused by environmental factors including: sights, sounds, smells etc..
Can also be the result of emotions: boredom, stress, sadness, etc...

Appetite

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Why do you usually eat?