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F A C S1. Added sugar is a disaster

2. Omega-3 fats are crucial and most people don’t get enough

3. There is no perfect diet for everyone

4. Artificial trans fats are very unhealthy and should be avoided

Facts about foodAvocado has more than twice as much

potassium as a banana.

Green tipped bananas are better for your

health than over-ripe bananas.

Broccoli contains twice the vitamin C of

an orange

Chinese cabbage is low in calories and

low in sodium

Mustard greens are an excellent

anticancer vegetableFennel can be useful for indigestion and

spasms of the digestive tract

How to read a nutrition label

1. Start with the serving

information at the top of the label 2. Check total

calories per serving

3. Limit these nutrients

4. Get enough of these nutrients

5. Quick guide to % Daily Value

Healthy drinks• Water• Infused Water

Beverages to limit• Sugar sweetened soda• Fruit punch• Sports beverages• Energy drinks

Did you know…Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine?

Unless food is mixed with

saliva, you can’t taste it?

Lemons contain more sugar than

strawberries?

Drinking diet soda can cause you to eat more

calories?

Apples are more effective to wake

you up in the morning than

coffee?

Healthy dinner ideas

Crispy salmon in vegetable

brothSouthwestern

burger

Chicken, cashew, and vegetable stir fry

Cornmeal crusted chicken salad

Curried shrimp

Nutrition rap

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV21p_sepgU

Person who eats healthy

Person who does not eat healthy