1. Healthy Choices

2. Quiz Name 3 of the 6 nutrients Nutrient that provides growth/repair Nutrient that provides energy What is the equivelent to the motor of a car in the body? Give and example of Breads and the 3 degrees of fuel

3. Guidelines for Eating Right and Active Living My Pyramid Helps you apply what you know about nutrients to choose healthful foods. MyPyramid: an interactive guide to healthful eating and active living.

4. Your Best Choices Using My Pyramid Focus on Fruit: fresh whole fruit vs. juices Vary your Veggies: Eat a good mix of colorful veggies. (Green/Yellow/Orange) Get your Calcium: dairy (teens 3 cups a day) Make sure your grains are WHOLE: brown rice, whole grain bread, pasta and crackers. Go Lean Protein: grilled/baked/broil Limit Certain Foods: sugar/salt/saturated fats

5. Balancing Food and Physical Activity Even if you eat the right amount and mix of healthful foods, you can still be overweight if you aren’t getting enough physical activty. Guidelines recommend that teens should be physically active for 60 minutes almost every day.

6. Healthy Eating Patterns Nutrient Dense Food: high ratio of nutrients to calories. Start the day off right: BREAKFAST BENEFITS OF EATING BREAKFAST: Do better in school Less likely to be overweight More mentally alert More energy Sensible Snacks: fresh fruit, veggies, nuts, string cheese, popcorn, fat free yogurt, bread

7. Nutrition Basics Food Labels provide information about the ingredients and nutritional value of foods. FOOD LABELS: Name of the Food Amount in package Ingredients in food Nutrients found in food

8. Nutritional Claims Free: contains none, or an insignificant amount of fat, sugar, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium or calories Low: you can eat this food regularly without exceeding your daily limits for fats, cholesterol, sodium. (3 grams or less per serving) Light: 1/3 fewer calories, ½ the fat or sodium from the original product

9. Nutritional Claims Reduced: contains 25% fewer calories ore 25 %less of a given nutrient than the original.