<p>HTR Healthy Eating Poster Assignment </p><p>Group A Basic Nutrition </p><p>Why does good nutrition promote a healthier body? </p><p>Name 5 functions of food.</p><p>What is a calorie? </p><p>Group B Basic Nutrients Part 1</p><p>What are nutrients and what do they do?</p><p>Name the 6 types of nutrients. </p><p>Explain the digestive process and how the body gets the nutrients it needs from food. </p><p>Group C Basic Nutrients Part 2 </p><p>Define protein and amino acids. </p><p>Explain what the nutrient protein does for the body.</p><p>List foods that are high in protein. </p><p>Group D Basic Nutrients Part 3 </p><p>Explain what the nutrient carbohydrates do for the body.</p><p>List foods that are high in carbohydrates. </p><p>Group E Basic Nutrients Part 4 </p><p>Define lipid.</p><p>Explain what the nutrient “fats” do for the body.</p><p>List foods that are high in fats. Group F Basic Nutrients Part 5</p><p>Define minerals. </p><p>Explain what the nutrient minerals do for the body.</p><p>List specific minerals and the foods that are high in each.</p><p>Group G Basic Nutrients Part 6</p><p>Define vitamins. </p><p>Explain what the nutrient vitamins do for the body.</p><p>List specific vitamins and the foods that are high in each.</p><p>Group H Basic Nutrients Part 7</p><p>Explain why water is essential to the body. </p><p>List 4 things the nutrient water does for the body.</p><p>How much water does a person need each day? </p><p>Group I Basic Nutrients Part 8 </p><p>Explain what the nutrient fiber does for the body. </p><p>Define cellulose. </p><p>What foods are good to eat in order to get a large supply of fiber? Group J How Nutrients Get Where They are Needed_ </p><p>Explain the digestive and absorption process.</p><p>Define digestion.</p><p>Define absorption. </p><p>Define excretion. </p><p>Define metabolism. </p><p>Group K What are calories and why do they matter so much?_ </p><p>Define calorie.</p><p>Compare calorie to another source of energy used by a non-human. </p><p>How many calories does the average person need? </p><p>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? </p><p>How do you find out how many calories a food has? </p><p>List examples of calorie content of favorite or commonly eaten foods.</p><p>Group L The Food Pyramid</p><p>What is the food pyramid? </p><p>What are its recommendations? </p><p>Draw a picture of the pyramid and explain the color coding system and other parts as necessary. </p><p>What were some of the complaints about the 1992 USDA food pyramid? </p>