Faith, Food and

Fitness, Lesson 6: A

meal is a meal???JEFF AND LINDA GAURA, SPRING 2015

Agenda for Lesson 5

Prayer

Follow up on photos

What did you find in the store/pantry this week?

Fitness – what did you do or think about this week?

Food Basics-what is a meal

Micro vs Macro nutrients

Spring Break Food Management

Story:

What I found in the pantry….

Meals 101

What makes a meal….

General Nutrition:

Macro Nutrients-

Protein

Carbohydrates

Fat

Micro Nutrients-

Vitamins and Minerals

Macro Nutrients

We need large quantities of these in our diets to fulfill all of our energy needs which include Growth and Metabolism.

Protein- to build and maintain all tissues- skin, hair, nails & muscles. They also are a transport vehicle to move other nutrients where they are needed in the body.

Carbohydrates- a major source of energy. The preferred source of fuel for the brain and muscles.

Fats- Insulates the body and protects organs and joints. Involved in many hormonal and metabolic functions. Slows the release of nutrients into the bloodstream to help regulate appetite and energy levels.

Micro Nutrients

Vitamins and Minerals

The elements that cannot be produced by the human body but are essential for physiological functions.

Fruits and Vegetables contain natures most powerful anti-inflammatories

Plant foods contain a combination of blood sugar balancing, anti-inflammatory and detoxifying compounds called phytonutrients.

Best to get your Micro Nutrients from real, whole fruit and vegetable sources.

Fixing the Chicken Sandwich

Fixing Breakfast

Fixing Dinner

Fixing the Sandwich

Spring Break Food Management

Logistics first

Food a close 2nd

Leave your house with a food plan

Leave your house with water

Think about food the night before or first thing, not as you are getting

ready to run out the door.