1. Nutritional Health

2. Opening Activity How does Nutrition impact me?
What are the benefits of good nutrition?
What factors influence my food choices?

3. Nutrition
the area of health that focuses on selecting foods that contain nutrients and an amount of calories appropriate to maintain good health

4. Nutrient
A substance in food that helps with body processes, helps with growth and repair of cells, and provides energy

5. Six Classes of Nutrients
Carbohydrates
Wheat Bread
Rice
Oatmeal
Proteins
Tuna
Chicken
Eggs
Fats
Butter
Olive Oil
Corn Oil
Vitamins
Riboflavin
Vitamin A
Thiamine
Minerals
Calcium
Iron
Magnesium
Water
Fruit Juice
Bottled Water

6. Metabolism
The rate at which food is converted into energy in body cells

7. Calorie
A unit of energy produced by food and used by the body

8. Which Lunch Would You Eat?
A – Total calories = 750
B – Total calories = 750

9. Essential Questions What constitutes a healthy diet?
How can food choices today affect health in the near future? The far future?
Which foods are highest in calories?
What are the sources of our food?
What causes unhealthy food behaviors?

10. Exit Slip 1.) What are the 6 classes of Nutrients?
2.) What are the benefits of good nutrition?