Healthy diet and adolescence

1. HEALTHY
DIET
by Cristina García Calap, 2014
I.E.S. J. RODRIGO BOTET, MANISES
SPAIN

2. Introduction
A Healthy Life
Mediterranean Healthy Pyramid
Mediterranean diet
The Plate Model
The Main Food Groups
Fruit andVegetables
Grains and Pulses
Dairy Products
Sugars and Fats
Vitamins and Minerals

3.  Eating well and doing exercise is
essential to keep fit and have a
healthy life.
 Food is our fuel because it provides
daily energy we need
How well we eat, affects how well
our bodies work and how long we
live.
It is especially important that we
eat healthily as adolescents, as we
are still growing and developing.
A healthy diet is sometimes called
a balanced diet as it needs to
consist of different types of foods.
Mediterranean diet is a balanced
and healthy diet
Children
that eat breakfast get better scores
in tests than children that don’t!
A Healthy Life

4. Mediterranean Healthy Pyramid

5. Mediterranean Diet
 The Mediterranean diet is a modern
nutritional recommendation but
typical and traditional in Greece,
Italy and Spain
 It includes:
 proportionally high consumption of
olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals,
fruit, and vegetables,
 moderate to high consumption of
fish,
 moderate consumption of dairy
products (mostly as cheese and
yogurt)
 and low consumption of meat and
meat products
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6. The Plate Model
These are the correct
proportions of food that
should have a plate
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7. Fruit and Vegetables
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Every day we should eat at least 5 portions of
fruit and vegetables.
Fruit and vegetables give us fibre, vitamins and
minerals.

8. Grains and Pulses
Grains and pulses give us carbohydrates and
proteins.
Carbohydrates give us the energy to carry on
with our day-to-day lives.
wheat
corn
rice
lentils
beans

9. Dairy Products
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Dairy group give us proteins and fats.
They are also a good source of calcium which is
good for bones and teeth.

10. Meat, Fish and Eggs
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The main nutrients derived from meat are proteins,
but it also gives us fats and some minerals.
Nuts are another source of protein.
Athletes eat lots of protein; they help to build
muscles.

11. Sugars and Fats
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We need to limit our intake of refined
sugars (these are empty calories)
because we stored them as fats
- A small amount of fat is important for
health
- Eating too much fat is unhealthy
(cholesterol and overweight)
- Olive oil is better than butter because it’s
an unsaturated fat

12. Vitamins and Minerals
Our bodies need vitamins and minerals:
Vitamin A Helps maintain eyesight
Potatoes, carrots
Vitamin B Help body make protein
Green leafy vegetables
Vitamin C Healing skin,
preventing colds Citrus fruit, tomatoes
Vitamin D Strengthen bones
Milk Sunlight
Vitamin E Helps strengthen cells
Vegetable oils, nuts
Iron Healthy blood
Green leafy vegetables
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