1. The Importance of Nutrition
By Emily Hales

2. Why Do We Eat? We usually eat when: We are hungry We are tired
We are bored
We are mad
Happy
Or just because it’s a meal time.
Mental and physical reasons why we eat.

3. We need to eat foods that will give us the vitamins and minerals our body needs to function. If you do not eat a healthy diet, you are putting yourself at risk of developing health problems.

4. The importance of good nutrition is the main prevention measure against a high number of human diseases. It helps fight off a wide array of diseases such as:
diabetes
high blood pressure
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Good nutrition and regular exercise, can greatly reduce the risks of these problems, maybe even eliminate some of them.

5. 60% of all cancers in women, and 40% of all cancers in men, may be due to dietary, and nutritional factors.

6. Health Triangle Mental/Emotional Physical
Good Nutrition effects the mental emotional side because some foods are healthy for the brain and some aren’t
Physical
You can eat too much
which will lead to
obesity. Or you can eat
too little and you will
get sick.
Social
If you don’t eat breakfast than you could be grumpy, and no one would want to talk to you

7. Good Nutrition for developing teens is vital
Good Nutrition for developing teens is vital. Hydration is part of good nutrition and teens need to be aware of their intake of fluids. Caffeinated Soda just dehydrates the body further.
If you play a sport, or any sort of physical activity, good nutrition plays a big part.
Skipping meals or allowing the body to get dehydrated not only equals a bad performance, but can lead to injury, and in some rare cases, can lead to death.

8. Moderately active teenage boys should consume at least 2,500 calories per day
Moderately active teenage girls should consume at least 2,300 calories per day.
The intense athletic teen needs about 4,000 calories per day depending on the intensity of their physical activity.

9. Why did they change the food pyramid to the food plate?
The pyramid advertised some food groups in small portions so it was failing to capture the publics eye. The plate was designed to be easily understood at a
glance.

10. Why you should eat a healthy Breakfast
If your last meal was dinner, and you didn’t eat breakfast, it’s been about 15 hours since you’ve eaten any food. Your body is hungry whether you realize it or not.
But some breakfasts are worse than nothing at all. If you eat a doughnut for breakfast it provides a quick rush of energy for about 40 minutes, then you are really tired.

11. How does good nutrition effect the brain?
Nutrients like Vitamin C, help protect the brain by boosting the capacity to help your memory.
Nutritious and wholesome foods improve how well you are able to concentrate and focus.

12. How does good nutrition effect the brain?
Healthy foods are able to influence the ability of your brain to make connections and process outside information.

13. Foods good for the brain
Fish
Avocado
Blueberries
Spinach
Eggs

14. Foods bad for the brain
Alcohol
Doughnuts
Soda
Twinkies
Marshmallows

15. Recent research shows that nourishing food not only makes a child healthier, it makes them emotionally more stable, and it improves school performance.

16. Activity

17. Which Has More Calories?
Big McDonalds
Burger King

18. Big Mac-590 calories
Whopper-770 calories

19. Which Has More Calories?
12-oz. Coke
12-oz. Dr. Pepper

20. 12-oz. Coke-140 calories
12-oz. Dr. Pepper-150 calories

21. Which Has More Calories?
6 inch Banana
Medium sized apple

22. Apple-About 65 calories
Banana- About 121 calories

23. Which Has More Calories?
Butterfinger Snickers

24. Butterfinger-270 calories
Snickers-280 calories

25. Which Has More Calories?
2 pancakes fried eggs

26. 2 pancakes-519 calories
2 fried eggs-184

27. Which Has More Calories
Slice pepperoni pizza large order of fries

28. Pizza-290 calories
Large order of fries- 570 calories

29. Which Has More Calories?
Bag of Doritos Bag of Cheetos

30. Doritos-140 Calories
Cheetos-360 calories

31. Which Has More Calories?
6 Oreo cookies graham crackers

32. 6 Oreos-240
8 graham crackers- 140

33. Which Has More Calories?
Tuna Fish Sandwich Turkey Sandwich

34. Tuna Fish Sandwich- 270
Turkey Sandwich-230

35. Which Has More Calories?
1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios 1 cup Lucky Charms

36. Honey Nut Cheerios- 120
Lucky Charms-150