3.  Good nutrition is all about eating food that are good
for you. This does not always involve eating food that
always agree with your taste buds. More importantly,
good nutrition concerns earting food that will nourish
your body and mind and give you total health.
 Your nutrition determines your ability to do things.
The nutrients in food gives you the energy you need
for learning, studying, socializing, and staying alive.
The same substances are used by your body to grow,
repair tissues, and fight germs that cause sicknesses.

4. KEY TERMS
 Nutrition – the act or process of nourishment or using
the substances in food to maintain good health.
 Nutrients – the substances found in food that your
body needs to function properly.

5. FACTORS OF GOOD NUTRITION
 WATER
Water is very all living things. Man, for one, can live for
several weeks without food but we would die after a
several days without water. Water is a very important
nutrient. It regukates body temperature and helps
transport nutrients to the different parts of the body. A
person also needs to drink 8-10 glasses fo water
everyday to replace the fluids that we lose in the form
of urine and urinal.

6.  FOOD
Food is also important to our life in order for us to
survive. The food that is taken in is renewed into
nutirnts that the body uses for different processes.
 ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS
You need the essential nutrients for your body to
function properly. Eating food that is taken in is
renewed into nutrients that the body uses for different
processes.

7.  Carbohydrates
 Fats
 Proteins
 Vitamins
 Minerals

8. Good Eating Practices
 Eat regularly. Eat regular meals everyday. Studies have
shown breakfast of be the most important meal of the
day. Skipping breakfast can lower your performance
level because blood sugar levels drop between dinner
the night before lunch the following day.
 Eat moderately. Too little food can cause problems, but
too much of certain nutrients can also upset out
nutritional balance. In other words, more is not always
better. Moderation of food choices is always advised.

9.  Avoid processed foods.