NUTRITION

PROCESS BY WHICH YOUR BODY TAKES IN AND USES FOOD

WHAT IS NUTRITION?

NUTRIENTS—SUBSTANCES IN FOOD THAT YOUR BODY NEEDS TO GROW, TO REPAIR ITSELF AND TO SUPPLY YOU WITH ENERGY

ENERGY MEASURED IN CALORIES, 1 pound = 3500 calories

CALORIE—UNIT OF HEAT USED TO MEASURE THE ENERGY YOUR BODY USES AND THE ENERGY IT RECEIVES FROM FOOD

FOOD CALORIES ENERGY

WHY DO PEOPLE EAT?

HUNGER—NATURAL PHYSICAL DRIVE TO EAT, PROMPTED BY THE BODY’S NEED FOR FOOD

EMOTIONS—STRESS, FRUSTRATION, ANGER,

LONELINESS

APPETITE—PSYCHOLOGICAL DESIRE FOR FOOD

BOREDOM “MINDLESS EATING”

THERE ARE 6 TYPES OF NUTRIENTS.

3 TYPES PROVIDE ENERGY

CARBOHYDRATES PROTEIN FATS

OTHER 3 PERFORM A VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS

VITAMINS MINERALS WATER

1 GRAM = 4 CALORIES MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY SIMPLE CARBS: SUGARS—OCCUR NATURALLY

IN FRUITS, DAIRY, HONEY, & MAPLE SYRUP COMPLEX CARBS: STARCHES—GRAINS,

BEANS, & ROOT VEGETABLES FIBER—COMPLEX CARB—NOT DIGESTIBLE,

AIDS BODY IN DIGESTION, HELPS YOU FEEL FULL

CARBOHYDRATES

1 GRAM = 4 CALORIES MADE OF AMINO ACIDS ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS—9 THAT MUST

COME FROM FOOD MEAT, EGGS, DAIRY, SOY—CONTAIN ALL 9 PLANT SOURCE PROTEINS—USUALLY

MISSING 1 OR MORE BASIC BUILDING MATERIAL OF ALL BODY

CELLS

PROTEIN

1 GRAM = 9 CALORIES UNSATURATED FATS—VEGETABLE OILS, NUTS,

SEEDS SATURATED FATS—MOSTLY ANIMAL BASED,

SOLIDS LIKE BUTTER TRANS FATS—WORST KIND OF FAT, FORMED BY

HYDROGENATION(CAUSES VEG. OIL TO HARDEN)

CONCENTRATED FORM OF ENERGY HELPS WITH BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, BLOOD

CLOTTING, CONTROLLING INFLAMMATION, HEALTHY SKIN & HAIR, ABSORB & TRANSPORT FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS(A, D, E, & K)

FAT

HELP REGULATE BODY PROCESSES WATER-SOLUBLE—DISSOLVE IN WATERC(ascorbic acid), B1(thiamine), B2(riboflavin), NIACIN,B6,FOLIC ACID, B12 FAT-SOLUBLE—ABSORBED, TRANSPORTED,

AND STORED IN FATA, D, E, K

VITAMINS

ELEMENTS THE BODY CANNOT MAKE, BUT ARE NEEDED FOR HEALTHY BONES, TEETH, & VITAL BODY PROCESSES

CALCIUM, PHOSPHOROUS, MAGNESIUM, IRON

MINERALS

MOST ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT MOVES FOOD THROUGH DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIGESTS CARBS & PROTEINS, AIDS IN CHEMICAL

REACTIONS IN BODY TRANSPORTS NUTRIENTS AND REMOVES WASTES STORES & RELEASES HEAT COOLS BODY TEMP CUSHIONS EYES, BRAIN, & SPINAL CORD LUBRICATES THE JOINTS

WATER

INTERNET: .EDU, .ORG, .GOV WEBSITES OR CHECK MANY SOURCES

OTHER SOURCES: DIETICIANS, DOCTORS, NURSES, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, BOOKS

RELIABLE SOURCES OF HEALTH INFORMATION

A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD INCREASE HER AMOUNTS OF THE FOLLOWING NUTRIENTS:

CALCIUMPROTEINIRONVITAMIN AVITAMIN B COMPLEXFOLIC ACID***

NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY