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Nutrition & Diet
Sajan Patel
About Nutrition and DietNutrition-how the things people intake nourishes
their body.
Diet-consists of what a person eats.
A person has good nutrition if their body gets all of the nutrients and vitamins needed to run well.Good nutrition comes from a healthy diet.
Why Have Good Nutrition?
Brings body to a healthy weight.
Improves the body’s systems.Cardiovascular, muscular, etc.
Reduces risk of getting diseases.Diabetes, heart disease, etc.
Gives your body more energy
Food Pyramid
Picture from: http://gianinc.com/category/OBESITY-MANAGEMENT/
Food Pyramid Serving Sizes
Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese 1 cup of milk or yogurt 1 1/2 ounces of natural cheese 2 ounces of process
cheese
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, and Nuts 2-3 ounces of cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish 1/2 cup of cooked dry
beans, 1 egg, or 2 tablespoons of peanut butter count as 1 ounce of lean meat
Vegetable 1 cup of raw leafy vegetables 1/2 cup of other vegetables, cooked or chopped
raw 3/4 cup of vegetable juice
Fruit 1 medium apple, banana, orange 1/2 cup of chopped, cooked, or canned
fruit 3/4 cup of fruit juice
Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta 1 slice of bread 1 ounce of ready-to-eat cereal 1/2 cup of cooked cereal,
rice, or pasta
Info From: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pmap.htm
What To Eat?Good
Sweet Potatoes Vitamin C, Fiber
Mangoes Vitamin A, Potassium
Unsweetened Yogurt Protein
Broccoli Vitamin C, Vitamin K
Salmon Omega 3, Protein
Bad
Margarine Trans fat and sodium
French Fries Sodium and Oils
Processed Cheese Saturated and Trans fat
Doughnuts Sugar and Trans fat.
Food Labels
Fat– 56-78 grams.
Cholesterol- 300 mg
Try to get 100% of “yellow” nutrients.
% of DV– Lower than 5% is low, higher than 20% is high.
40 calories per serving is low, 100 is moderate, and 400 is high.
0 g of something means less than 0.5 per serving.
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HeartSmartShopping/Reading-Food-Nutrition-Labels_UCM_300132_Article.jsp