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NUTRITION

BACKGROUND ON NUTRITION FOOD GROUPS

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NUTRITION

WHAT IS NUTRITION???

NUTRITION IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND DIET. NUTRITION CAN RANGE FROM MALNUTRITION TO

OPTIMAL HEALTH.

WHAT IS MALNUTRITION???MALNUTRITION IS A MEDICAL CONDITION CAUSED BY AN IMPROPER OF INSUFFICIENT DIET.

WHAT IS OPTIMAL HEALTH???

OPTIMAL HEALTH MEANS THAT A PERSON’S BODY IS COMPLETELY HEALTHY. THEY FOLLOW THE FOOD PYRAMID AND LEAD FULLY HEALTHY LIVES.

FOOD GROUPS

GRAINS

VEGETABLES FRUITS

DAIRY MEATS

FATS, OILS, SWEETS

ONCE YOU’VE FINISHED LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE

FOOD GROUPS, CLICK HERE TO TAKE YOUR QUIZ!

GRAINS

WHAT FOODS ARE GRAINS

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

NUMBER OF SERVINGS

HOW MANY SERVINGS OF GRAINS SHOULD YOU HAVE

PER DAY

THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF SERVINGS PER DAY THAT A PERSON SHOULD CONSUME DEPENDS ON AGE AND GENDER.

A TYPICAL 1ST GRADER SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 4 TO 5 CUPS PER DAY.

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Children 2-3 years old 3 ounce equivalents** 1 ½ ounce equivalents**

  4-8 years old 4 – 5 ounce equivalents** 2 – 2 ½ ounce equivalents**

Girls 9-13 years old 5 ounce equivalents** 3 ounce equivalents**

  14-18 years old

6 ounce equivalents** 3 ounce equivalents**

Boys 9-13 years old 6 ounce equivalents** 3 ounce equivalents**

  14-18 years old

7 ounce equivalents** 3 ½ ounce equivalents**

Women 19-30 years old

6 ounce equivalents** 3 ounce equivalents**

  31-50 years old

6 ounce equivalents** 3 ounce equivalents**

  51+ years old 5 ounce equivalents** 3 ounce equivalents**

Men 19-30 years old

8 ounce equivalents** 4 ounce equivalents**

  31-50 years old

7 ounce equivalents** 3 ½ ounce equivalents**

  51+ years old 6 ounce equivalents** 3 ounce equivalents**

WHAT FOODS ARE GRAINS

GRAINS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO SUB CATEGORIES:

WHOLE GRAINS INCLUDE:

•WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR

•CRACKED WHEAT

•OATMEAL

•WHOLE CORNMEAL

•BROWN RICE

•POPCORN

•CEREAL

•WHOLE WHEAT PASTA

•WILD RICE

REFINED GRAINS INCLUDE:

•WHITE FLOUR

•CRACKERS

•PASTA

•CORN CHIPS

•FLOUR TORTILLAS

•CORNBREAD

•WHITE BREAD

•WHITE RICE

•PRETZELS

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF GRAINS

EATING GRAINS:

• REDUCES THE RICK OF HEART DISEASE

• REDUCES CONSTIPATION

• HELPS MANAGE WEIGHT

• HELPS PREVENT DEFECTS DURING FETAL DEVELOPMENT

FRUITS

WHAT FOODS ARE FRUITS

HOW MANY SERVINGS PER DAY

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

HOW MANY SERVINGS OF FRUITS SHOULD YOU HAVE

THE RECOMMENDED DAILY SERVING OF FRUITS DEPENDS ON AGE, GENDER AND DEGREE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

A TYPICAL 1ST GRADER SHOULD HAVE 1 TO 1 ½ CUPS OF FRUIT PER DAY.

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Children 2-3 years old 1 cup**

  4-8 years old 1 to 1 ½ cups**

Girls 9-13 years old 1 ½ cups**

  14-18 years old 1 ½ cups**

Boys 9-13 years old 1 ½ cups**

  14-18 years old 2 cups**

Women 19-30 years old 2 cups**

  31-50 years old 1 ½ cups**

  51+ years old 1 ½ cups**

Men 19-30 years old 2 cups**

  31-50 years old 2 cups**

  51+ years old 2 cups**

WHAT FOODS ARE FRUITSANY FRUIT, CANNED, FROZED, DRIED OR FRESH, AND 100%

FRUIT JUICE COUNTS AS PART OF THE FOOD GROUP. THESE INCLUDE:

• APPLES

• BERRIES

• GRAPES

• BANANAS

• LEMONS

• PINEAPPLE

•ORANGES

•PLUMS

•RAISINS

•TANGERINES

•PEARS

•MANGOS

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF FRUITS

EATING FRUITS:• HELPS REDUCE RISK OF STROKE AND

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE• HELPS REDUCE RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES• MAY PROTECT AGAINST MOUTH AND

STOMACH CANCER• REDUCES THE RISK OF DEVELOPING

KIDNEY STONES AND REDUCES BONE LOSS• HELPFUL IN LOW CALORIE INTAKE DIETS

VEGETABLES

WHAT FOODS ARE VEGETABLES

HOW MANY SERVINGS PER DAY

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

HOW MANY SERVINGS OF VEGETABLES SHOULD YOU

HAVETHE AMOUNT OF VEGETABLES YOU SHOULD

HAVE PER DAY DEPENDS ON AGE, GENDER AND AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

A TYPICAL 1ST GRADER SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 1 ½ CUPS PER DAY.

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Children 2-3 years old 1 cup**

  4-8 years old 1 ½ cups**

Girls 9-13 years old 2 cups**

  14-18 years old 2 ½ cups**

Boys 9-13 years old 2 ½ cups**

  14-18 years old 3 cups**

Women 19-30 years old 2 ½ cups**

  31-50 years old 2 ½ cups**

  51+ years old 2 cups**

Men 19-30 years old 3 cups**

  31-50 years old 3 cups**

  51+ years old 2 ½ cups**

WHAT FOODS ARE VEGETABLES

ANY VEGETABLE OR 100% VEGETABLE JUICE COUNTS AS A MEMBER OF THE VEGETABLE GROUP. THESE INCLUDE:

• BROCCOLI• SPINACH• SQUASH• CARROTS• POTATOES• BEANS• ONIONS

• PEAS

•ASPARAGUS

•CABBAGE

•CELERY

•CAULIFLOWER

•TOMATO

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF VEGETABLES

EATING VEGETABLES:

• REDUCES RISK OF STROKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

• REDUCES TYPE 2 DIABETES

• PROTECTS AGAINST CANCERS

• REDUCES THE RISK OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE

• DECREASES BONE LOSS

MEATS

WHAT FOODS ARE MEATS

HOW MANY SERVINGS PER DAY

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

HOW MANY SERVINGS OF MEATS SHOULD YOU HAVE

THE AMOUNT OF MEAT YOU SHOULD EAT EACH DAY DEPENDS ON AGE, GENDER AND AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

THE TYPICAL 1ST GRADER SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 3 TO 4 OUNCES OF MEAT PER DAY.

WHILE MOST PEOPLE USUALLY GET THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT, THEY USUALLY DON’T GET IT FROM THE BEST SOURCES.

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Children 2-3 years old 2 ounce equivalents**

  4-8 years old 3 – 4 ounce equivalents**

Girls 9-13 years old 5 ounce equivalents**

  14-18 years old 5 ounce equivalents**

Boys 9-13 years old 5 ounce equivalents**

  14-18 years old 6 ounce equivalents**

Women 19-30 years old 5 ½ ounce equivalents**

  31-50 years old 5 ounce equivalents**

  51+ years old 5 ounce equivalents**

Men 19-30 years old 6 ½ ounce equivalents**

  31-50 years old 6 ounce equivalents**

  51+ years old 5 ½ ounce equivalents**

WHAT FOODS ARE MEATS

ALL FOODS MADE FROM MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, BEANS, EGGS, NUTS OR SEEDS ARE PART OF THE MEAT GROUP. THESE INCLUDE:

• BEEF• HAM• PORK• CHICKEN• BLACK BEANS• KIDNEY BEANS• SOY BEANS

• WHITE BEANS

• VEAL

• LAMB

•VENISON (DEER)

•LIVER

•TOFU

• EGGS

• TURKEY

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF MEATS

EATING MEATS:• SUPPLIES YOUR BODY WITH VITAMINS B

AND E, IRON, ZINC AND MAGNESIUM.• PROVIDES PROTINE AND CALORIES.

HOWEVER EATING TOO MUCH MEAT:• CAN RAISE CHOLESTEROL LEVELS• CAUSE HEART DISEASE

..THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD INCLUDE FISH AND NUTS IN YOUR DIET.

DAIRY

WHAT FOODS ARE DAIRY

HOW MANY SERVINGS PER DAY

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

HOW MANY SERVINGS SHOULD YOU HAVE

THE NUMBER OF DAIRY SERVINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE PER DAY DEPENDS SOLELY ON YOUR AGE.

A TYPICAL 1ST GRADER SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 2 CUPS OF DAIRY PER DAY.

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Children 2-3 years old 2 cups*

  4-8 years old 2 cups*

Girls 9-13 years old 3 cups*

  14-18 years old 3 cups*

Boys 9-13 years old 3 cups*

  14-18 years old 3 cups*

Women 19-30 years old 3 cups*

  31-50 years old 3 cups*

  51+ years old 3 cups*

Men 19-30 years old 3 cups*

  31-50 years old 3 cups*

  51+ years old 3 cups*

WHAT FOODS ARE DAIRY

ALL FLUID MILK PRODUCTS AND FOODS MADE FROM MILK ARE PART OF THE DAIRY GROUP. THESE INCLUDE:

• MILK

• ICE CREAM

• CHEESE

• YOGURT

• FROZEN YOGURT

*WHEN CHOOSING DAIRY PRODUCTS, TRY TO PICK LOW-FAT OR FAT-FREE MILKS, YOGURTS AND CHEESES.

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

EATING DAIRY PRODUCTS:

• HELPS BUILD AND MAINTAIN BONE MASS.

• REDUCES OSTEOPOROSIS.

• PROVIDES CALCUIM.

• PROVIDES POTASSIUM.

FATS, OILS AND SWEETS

WHAT FOODS ARE FATS, OILS AND SWEETS

HOW MANY SERVINGS PER DAY

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

HOW MANY SERVINGS SHOULD YOU HAVE

WHEN EATING FATTY OILS, YOU SHOULD CONSUME THESE WITHIN A CERTAIN ALLOWANCE.

THIS ALLOWANCE DEPENDS ON YOUR AGE, SEX AND LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

A TYPICAL 1ST GRARED SHOULD ONLY HAVE ABOUT 4 TEASPOONS OF THESE FATS PER DAY.

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Children 2-3 years old 3 teaspoons

  4-8 years old 4 teaspoons

Girls 9-13 years old 5 teaspoons

  14-18 years old 5 teaspoons

Boys 9-13 years old 5 teaspoons

  14-18 years old 6 teaspoons

Women 19-30 years old 6 teaspoons

  31-50 years old 5 teaspoons

  51+ years old 5 teaspoons

Men 19-30 years old 7 teaspoons

  31-50 years old 6 teaspoons

  51+ years old 6 teaspoons

WHAT FOODS ARE FATS, OILS AND SWEETS

OILS COME FROM MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES. THESE INCLUDE:

• NUTS• OLIVES• FISH• AVOCADOS• BUTTER• SHORTENING• CHICKEN FAT

SOME COMMON LIQUID OILS INCLUDE:

• CANOLA OIL

•CORN OIL

•COTTONSEED OIL

•SOYBEAN OIL

•SUNFLOWER OIL

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

EATING HEALTHY OILS:

• PROVIDES YOUR BODY WITH ESSENTAIL FATTY ACIDS.

• PROVIDES A MAJOR SOURCE OF VITAMIN E.

• DOESN’T RAISE BAD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS.

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE NUTRITION QUIZ???

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QUESTION #1

CORN BELONGS IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FOOD GROUPS:

FRUITS

GRAINS

VEGETABLES

DAIRY

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QUESTION # 2

WHICH GROUP SHOULD YOU HAVE THE MOST SERVINGS FROM EACH DAY??

MEATS

FRUITS

OILS

GRAINS

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QUESTION # 3

YOU SHOULD HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SERVINGS PER DAY FROM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS:

DAIRY

OILS

GRAINS

FRUITS

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QUESTION # 4

HOW MANY SERVINGS OF FRUITS SHOULD YOU HAVE PER DAY?

8

3

1

6

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QUESTION # 5

BUTTER BELONGS IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS:

DAIRY

MEATS

GRAINS

FRUITS

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NUTRITION QUIZ!!!

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