Nutrition What do you know?

Nutrition Take a quiz! We will grade it together to determine what you recall from your previous Health class on Nutrition.

Nutrition Take a personal Nutrition assessment

Nutrition Hand out Circle one Small white boards for each table

Food Groups How many?

Food Groups How many?

Food Groups Name them…

Food Groups Name them… 1- Grains 2- Vegetables 3- Fruits 4- Dairy 5- Protein

Food Groups Name them… 1- Grains (crackers, cereal, rice cakes, bread, bagels, graham crackers, tortillas) 2- Vegetables (carrots, peppers, broccoli, ,green beans, avocados) 3- Fruits (strawberry, banana, kiwi, peach, mango, grapes) 4- Dairy (cheese, yogurt, milk) 5- Protein (egg, peanut butter, bean dip, hummus, turkey, pumpkin seeds)

Empty Calorie What is an empty calorie?

Empty Calorie Add calories to a food with few to no nutrients (from fat or sugar) 12 oz. bottle of sports drink 12 oz. of water Total Calories 117 Empty Calories 85 Sodium 80mg 7mg

Empty Calorie What do you think is the top contributor of empty calories?

Empty Calorie Sweetened Beverages!!!

Which beverage has the most sugar?

Nutrients

Nutrients A substance that provides nourishment We get our nutrients from what we eat (or from taking vitamins)

WATER!!!

Food Groups 1- Grains- B vitamins (metabolism, nervous system) 2- Vegetables- Fiber (digestive system) 3- Fruits- Vitamin C (repairs all body tissues) 4- Dairy- Calcium & Vitamin D (bones) 5- Protein- Protein (building blocks for body tissues)

Why do we need foods from all 5 food groups?

What prevents you from making healthy choices?

What prevents you from making healthy choices? Lack of time Limited availability of healthy foods Lack of concern regarding healthy eating Taste preference

REVIEW How many food groups?

REVIEW Name the foods groups

REVIEW Define empty calorie and give an example of one.

REVIEW What is a nutrient and why are they important?

What’s On Your Plate? Make ½ of your plate fruits and veggies Chose whole grains Avoid surgery drinks

Whole Grains

Whole Grains

Whole Grains

How can you tell if it is whole grain?

Your meal plan On a typical day, do you eat foods from all five groups? What did you eat at your last meal? Which food group(s) are you not eating enough of?

Your meal plan Can you create a lunch that includes all five food groups?

8 Tips for Healthy Meals Hand out

PORTION CONTROL

PORTION CONTROL

Serving sizes Peanut butter/cream cheese (2 tablespoons)

Serving sizes Piece of fruit Bagel

Serving size Baked potato 3 oz. cooked meat

Serving sizes 1 cup of fruit/vegetables- whatever fits in the palm of your hands

Nutrition Labels Hand out -Serving Size -Servings in the package -Calories in a serving -Nutrient amounts in a serving

Nutrition Labels “5-20” Rule: 5% of Daily Value (DV) or less is low 20% of Daily Value (DV) or more is high

Complete hand out together

Nutrition Label B-I-N-G-O Answer the questions and put a marker on the correct label First group to make an “X” pattern on their board is the winner

Label Logic What’s in it for me? (label quiz)

Rate Your Snack Groups of 3 Get 3 snacks and complete the worksheet

Test Nutrition Label worksheet (18 questions)

My Plate Next class- in MMC My Plate web quest (hand out) Food Hunt (hand out) Healthy Food Tips (hand out and create 8.5 x 11 healthy tip)

Fast Food Quiz 10 stations- need worksheet fill in your answers