Caloric Intake vs.

Caloric Expenditure

Caloric Intake vs.

Caloric Expenditure

What is a calorie?

A unit used to measure food energy. It is the

amount of energy needed to raise the

temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C.

Calories…

What is the average amount of calories a

person should consume daily?

Calories…

Why are calories important?

Calories

Why do we limit caloric intake?

High Calorie & Low Calorie Foods

High Calorie Foods

•Candy

•Cheeseburgers

•Chips

•Cookies

•Soda

•Doughnuts

•Cake

•Pizza

Low Calorie Foods

•Watermelon

•Grapes

•Raisins

•Lettuce

•Green Beans

•Strawberries

•Okra

•Grilled chicken

Nutrition

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Which food has the fewest calories?

OR

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Banana Split Fruit Salad

Which food has the fewest calories?

OR

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Banana Split Fruit Salad

Exercise…

What does exercise have to do with

calories?

Exercise…

What are some fun ways to get exercise?

Benefits of Exercise

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Which person is burning more calories?

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OR

Riding Bikes Relaxing on the porch

Which person is burning more calories?

Click on the correct picture

OR

Riding Bikes Relaxing on the porch

Example Food Journal

Food Journal – Example Graph

Sugars and syrups that are added to

foods during processing or preparation.

Grains; fruits; vegetables; milk, yogurt, and cheese; and meat, poultry, fish, dried peas and beans, eggs and nuts

BMI is a practical measure for

approximating total body fat and is a

measure of weight in relation to

height.

Foods made from the entire grain seed, usually

called the kernel, which consists of

the bran, germ, and endosperm.

Vegetarians- avoid meat and/or animal products-- only foods from plants: fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, seeds, and nuts.

Sedentary Behaviors-

little or no

physical activity during leisure time.

Anaerobic training, including weight

training. Increases strength, muscular

endurance and size.

Any activity performed that works muscles against gravity,

including running, hiking, dancing, gymnastics, and

soccer.

Primarily come from animal products such as meat and dairy products, animal fats are solid at room temperature.

Vegetable oils, canola oil, olive oil, safflower and sunflower oils, that are liquid at room temper-ature.

Unsaturated fatty acids-hydrogenated vegetable oils used to make shortening and foods such as baked goods, snack foods, fried foods,

and margarine.

Foods that provide substantial amounts of

vitamins and minerals with few

calories.

AddedSugars

Basic Food

Groups

BMI

Whole Grains

VegetarianVegetarianSedentary

Resistance Exercise Weight-Bearing

Exercise

SaturatedFatty Acids

Mono-Mono-unsaturatedunsaturatedFatty AcidsFatty Acids

Trans Fatty Acids

Nutrient-Dense Foods