Guidelines for Healthy Eating Chapter 29

What are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?What are the groups on the Food Guide Pyramid?What is a standard serving size?Guidelines for Healthy EatingChapter 29Is there a relationship between what you eat and how you feel?What are some of the health problems that can result from poor eating habits?Heart diseaseHigh blood pressureStrokeDiabetesSome forms of cancerWhat are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?Suggestions for making healthful food choicesThese are for healthy people ages 2 older. Not for infants since they have special foods needs.AimFor FitnessIncrease physical activity: adults 2 hrs. per weekKids and teens 1 hr. or more each day

Activity:Brainstorm and make a list of ways for you to be more physically active.

Draw a picture that will remind you of what the first guideline says.BUILDA HEALTHY BASEShift food intake to more plant-based diet.Reduce intake of refined grains.Increase intake of seafood and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk productsConsume only moderate amounts of lean meat, poultry, and eggs.Activity:Make a drawing for a poster that will give the student body information about the foods they should be choosing for more healthful snacking. Be ready to share your drawing with the class.(we will choose the best to use to make posters to hang in the hall 6 will be chosen from the class)CHOOSESENSIBLYReduce intake of foods containing added sugarsReduce intake of solid fatsReduce sodium intake to 1,500 mg. per dayEliminate trans-fatty acidsActivity:Write a Cinquain Poem1st line One Word a subject or noun2nd line Two words Adjectives describes line one3rd line Three words Three ing words that relate to line one4th line Four Words Feeling or a complete sentence that relate to line 15th line One Word a Synonym of line 1