Transcript What You Will Do Identify the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Identify the role of the Food Guide Pyramid and the Nutrition Facts panel.

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What You Will Do
Identify the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Identify the role of the Food Guide Pyramid and the
Nutrition Facts panel in a healthful eating plan.
Analyze a meal by calculating its percentage of
calories that come from the various food groups.
Explain how to develop healthful eating habits.
Identify ways to keep food safe.
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Terms to Know
Food Guide Pyramid
Dietary Reference
Intakes (DRI)
Nutrition Facts panel
foodborne illnesses
cross-contamination
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The Foods You Eat
Foods that are good for you can also taste good.
There are easy-to-use tools that can help you
determine if your food choices are nutritious.
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Dietary Guideline for Americans:
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans identifies ten
guidelines for healthy-eating and living, the ABCs
of good health:
A im for fitness
B uild a healthy base
C hoose sensibly
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Dietary Guideline for Americans:
Aim for fitness
Aim for a healthy weight.
Be physically active each day.
Build a healthy base
Let the Food Guide Pyramid guide your food choices.
Choose a variety of grains daily, especially whole grain.
Choose a variety of fruits and vegetables daily.
Keep food safe to eat.
Choose sensibly
Choose a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol
and moderate in total fat.
Choose beverages and foods to moderate your intake of sugars.
Choose and prepare foods with less salt.
Avoid alcoholic beverages.
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The Foods You Eat
The Food Guide Pyramid shows a
range of servings for the different
food groups you need to eat each
day to achieve and maintain good
health.
Term to Know
Food Guide
Pyramid
A visual guide
to help make
healthful food
choices.
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The Food Guide Pyramid
The recommendations in the
Food Guide Pyramid are
based on Dietary Reference
Intakes (DRI).
Term to Know
Dietary
Reference
Intakes (DRI)
Daily nutrient
recommendations
for healthy people
of both genders
and different age
groups.
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The Food Guide Pyramid
This Pyramid is referred to in the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans.
Fats, Oils, and Sweets
Use sparingly.
Milk Group
3–4 servings for teens
2–3 servings for adults
Meat and Beans Group
2–3 servings
Vegetable Group
3–5 servings
Fruit Group
2–4 servings
Grains Group
6–11 servings
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The Food Guide Pyramid
For good nutrition:
Try to stay within serving ranges for each
food group.
Eat at least the minimum number of servings
to get enough nutrients.
Control portion sizes. When you feel full, stop
eating.
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Nutrition Facts
By reading the Nutrition Facts
panel, you can compare different
food products, make wise choices,
and get an idea of what and how
much you are consuming.
Term to Know
Nutrition Facts
panel
Provides a
thumbnail
analysis of a
food’s calories
and nutrient
content for one
serving.
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Developing Healthful Eating Habits
Good nutrition comes from an eating plan that
has variety, moderation, and balance.
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Developing Healthful Eating Habits
Breakfast is important for these reasons:
Breakfast replenishes your body’s energy supply.
Breakfast improves your physical and mental performance.
Breakfast is important for maintaining a healthy weight.
Breakfast may help you avoid overeating later in the day.
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Developing Healthful Eating Habits
A healthful eating plan includes nutritious
snacks that provide extra energy and nutrients.
When choosing snacks, select whole-grain
products, fruits, and vegetables.
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Keeping Food Safe to Eat
Handling and preparing food safely
will prevent foodborne illness.
Term to Know
Foodborne
illness
Illness that
results from
consuming food
contaminated with
disease-causing
organisms, the
poisons they
produce, or
chemical
contaminants.
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Keeping Food Safe to Eat
To prevent cross-contamination,
wash your hands, cutting boards,
and countertops with hot, soapy
water before and after food
preparation.
Term to Know
Crosscontamination
The spreading of
bacteria or other
pathogens from
one food to
another.
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Keeping Food Safe to Eat
Follow these food safety guidelines to prevent
foodborne illnesses:
Clean
Separate
Cook
Chill
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Lesson 3 Review
Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary What is the
Food Guide Pyramid?
2. Recall Why is eating
breakfast important to
your health?
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3. Recall List three practices
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