nutrients unit

• 5 Food Groups

  • Grains
  • Dairy
  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
  • Proteins
• Examples of Grains

  breads, rice, crackers
• Examples of Protein

  lean meats, fish, beans
• 6 Nutrients

  Carbs

  Fats

  Vitamins

  Proteins

  Minerals

  Water
• 
  

  Proteins

  • dissolves in fats OR travels through body's fluid & leaves the body in the urine
  • builds & repairs muscles & bones
  • makes hormones & enzymes

  Minerals

  • building materials for bones
  • influencing muscle and nerve function
  • regulates the body's water balance

  Water

  • carries materials throughout body
• Carbs

  • converts into glucose

  Fats

  • fuel body

  Vitamins

  • boosts the immune system
  • supports growth & development
  • helps cells & organs do job
• What do Carbs & Fats supply body with?

  Energy
• What is fiber?

  type of carbohydrate found in plant-based foods that passes through the

  digestive system relatively intact, aiding in digestion and promoting various health benefits such as

  regulating cholesterol and blood sugar levels
• what is a calorie

  unit of energy used to measure the energy content of food & beverages
• active teen females need 2200 cals per day while active teen males need 3200 cals per day
• how many cals equals 1 pound of store fat?

  3500
• saturated fat vs unsaturated fat

  saturated is common found in animal products

  unsaturated is found in plant-based oil, nuts, seeds, and fatty fish
• fat-solluable vitamins

  A, D, E, K
• water-solluable vitamins

  Vitamin C

  Thiamin

  Riboflavin

  Niacin

  Vitamin B6

  Vitamin B12

  Folate

  Biotin & pantothenic acid
• most abudant mineral in the body is

  calcium
• which state had highest obesity

  west va
• state lowest obesity rate

  colorado
• To get an accurate read on a food label, be sure to pay particular attention to the serving size
• Teenagers need at least 60 minutes of physical activity on most days to stay healthy
• average resting heart rate for teens and young adults is 70
• What is target heart rate

  conditions a person’s cardiovascular system. it’s fast enough to push heart but not so fast enough to strain it
• what is max heart rate

  220-[ur age]
• A rate of 60 % to 85% of your max heart rate is enough to gain cardiovascular fitness
• Aerobic exercise

  energy-producing processes that use oxygen (distance running, swimming, hiking, biking); the kind of activity that requires endurance
• Anaerobic exercise

  energy-producing processes that do not use oxygen (weight lifting, slam of a tennis serve, hitting a baseball); requires strength, agility, and surges of power
• Name the five components of fitness

  Muscle Endurance

  Body Composition

  Cardiovascular Endurance

  Flexibility

  Muscle Strength
• What is the Progressive Overload Principle? What does FID stand for?

  Gradually increasing stress on the body to make gains.

  FID: Frequency, Intensity, Duration
• 20% of water comes from the food we take in
• teen females need 10 fluid a day
• teen males need 14 cups of fluid a day
• teen males need 11 cups of BEVERAGES daily
• twen females need ab 8 cups of BEVERAGES daily