HTR Healthy Eating Poster Assignment

Group A Basic Nutrition

Why does good nutrition promote a healthier body?

Name 5 functions of food.

What is a calorie?

Group B Basic Nutrients Part 1

What are nutrients and what do they do?

Name the 6 types of nutrients.

Explain the digestive process and how the body gets the nutrients it needs from food.

Group C Basic Nutrients Part 2

Define protein and amino acids.

Explain what the nutrient protein does for the body.

List foods that are high in protein.

Group D Basic Nutrients Part 3

Explain what the nutrient carbohydrates do for the body.

List foods that are high in carbohydrates.

Group E Basic Nutrients Part 4

Define lipid.

Explain what the nutrient “fats” do for the body.

List foods that are high in fats. Group F Basic Nutrients Part 5

Define minerals.

Explain what the nutrient minerals do for the body.

List specific minerals and the foods that are high in each.

Group G Basic Nutrients Part 6

Define vitamins.

Explain what the nutrient vitamins do for the body.

List specific vitamins and the foods that are high in each.

Group H Basic Nutrients Part 7

Explain why water is essential to the body.

List 4 things the nutrient water does for the body.

How much water does a person need each day?

Group I Basic Nutrients Part 8

Explain what the nutrient fiber does for the body.

Define cellulose.

What foods are good to eat in order to get a large supply of fiber? Group J How Nutrients Get Where They are Needed_

Explain the digestive and absorption process.

Define digestion.

Define absorption.

Define excretion.

Define metabolism.

Group K What are calories and why do they matter so much?_

Define calorie.

Compare calorie to another source of energy used by a non-human.

How many calories does the average person need?

If a person consumes 2,000 calories a day, will he or she gain weight or lose weight? What factors play a role beside calorie intake?

How do you find out how many calories a food has?

List examples of calorie content of favorite or commonly eaten foods.

Group L The Food Pyramid

What is the food pyramid?

What are its recommendations?

Draw a picture of the pyramid and explain the color coding system and other parts as necessary.

What were some of the complaints about the 1992 USDA food pyramid?