Download - Making Healthy Choices To Evelop Healthy
The Top Dietary Guidelines for a Better Lifestyle
Mrs. KaufholdHealth Curriculum Intro
Get the calories you need for your activity level!
• A calorie is a unit to measure the energy produced by food in the body.
• Use the food groups to make choices
Aim for a healthy weight that is just right for you!
• It decreases your risk of high blood pressure and types of diseases or cancers.
Be physically active each day!
• It uses energy to maintain a healthy weight.
• It helps to strengthen bones and muscles!
Get the nutrients you need from healthy foods
• Eat more foods from the food pyramid.
• They help give your body the vitamins, minerals, and fiber it needs.
Limit Fats!
• Eat foods low in saturated fat.
• Limit goodies such as donuts, cookies, and cake.
Limit sugars you eat!
• When combined with plaque, it causes tooth decay.
• Too much can cause weight gain or diabetes
Choose and prepare foods with less salt!
• Your body needs less than a teaspoon a day.
• Packaged foods contain added salt.
• Choose more natural foods to eat.
Keep foods safe to eat!
• Germs can get into food and make you ill.
• Always wash hands.
• Eat meat that has been cooked thoroughly.
Alcohol and drugs hurt your body!
• It can harm the liver.
• It can affect your brain and ability to think.
• It is against the law for people under 21 years of age.
Stay Hydrated!
• Your body is made up of 70% water.
• Drink plenty of fluids to replenish body's sweat during exercise.
• Drink water throughout the day.