The-Food-Pyramid.ppt

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1、So what is this Food Pyramid?(Click on the button that you think fits best) An Egyptian refrigerator. A stack of Tater Tots. Its a guide that helps us choose healthy foods.Nope try again.Okay, it is a pyramid of food but its not THE Food Pyramid.Try again.Youre right! This is what it looks like. You

2、 can click on it for a bigger view.From USDAIts a guide that helps us make healthy food choices.It tells us all the food groups our bodies need and how many servings of each group we need.So, why is it shaped like a pyramid?The base or the bottom of the pyramid is the grain, cereal and bread group.

3、We need 6 to 11 servings of this group. The most of any of them. If you were to make a pyramid out of Tater Tots you would put the most on the bottom to support all the rest.From USDAThe next layer up is the fruits and vegetables group.You need 2 to 4 servings of the fruits and 3 to 5 servings of th

4、e vegetables.From USDAThe next layer is the dairy and the protein groups. We need 2 to 3 servings a day of the dairy group and 2 to 3 servings of the protein group.From USDAThe tip-top of the pyramid is the sugar,fats, and salt group. Guess what? We dont need to make choices for that group because i

5、f we eat foods from the other groups we get all the fats, sugars and salt our bodies need.But thats the fun group!If you eat a little bit from this group its okay but concentrate on getting foods from the other groups.From USDAThe shape of the Pyramid is balanced. If we make the best food choices ou

6、r diets will be balanced, which means our health will be balanced.From Healthy Kids Challenge From Healthy Kids ChallengeIf you built a pyramid and take out a few pieces in the middle or build it with the smallest part on the bottom, what will happen?All of a sudden, it would come tumbling down! May

7、be youre too tired to do your work at school, Youre cranky, Cuts and injuries might take longer to heal, Or it takes longer to get over a cold.Our bodies dont come tumbling down, but little things might happen like: From Barrys ClipArtIn the long run if we dont choose a healthy diet we have a greate

8、r chance of getting some bad diseases like: Heart disease Diabetes ObesityFrom Barrys ClipArtOur bodies are unique, complicated machines. Food is our fuel. It gives us energy, vitamins, minerals, and special compounds or nutrients that keep us running smoothly.From Barrys ClipArtEach group on the Py

9、ramid contains certain nutrients. If we eat foods from each group well be sure to get all the nutrients we need.From Barrys ClipArtYou may have seen some of those nutrients on the labels of some of the foods you have eaten. Some are: protein carbohydrates iron vitamin C calcium cholesterolClick on t

10、he bowl of fruit to see a couple of food labels.From Barrys ClipArtTheres a lot to know about food and nutrition. Knowing about the Food Guide Pyramid gives you a good start at having a balanced diet and living a healthy life style.Now that you know so much about the Food Pyramid click on the Food P

11、yramid to find more facts about food and nutrition.From Healthy Kids ChallengeBibliographyFood and Nutritional Information Center. (1995, December). Eat a variety of foods, cereal label. The interactive Food Guide Pyramid. Retrieved May 2, 2002 from the World Wide Web: (http:/www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/d

12、ga/dga95/fig02.html).Food and Nutritional Information Center. Large image of the Food Guide Pyramid with labels. Retrieved May 2, 2002 from the World Wide Web: (http:/www.nalusda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.gif).Healthy Kids Challenge. (2001, July). Kids and families. Retrieved M a y 2 , 2 0 0 2 f r o m t h e w o r l d W i d e W e b (http:/ M. (2002, May). Hunt for facts about nutrition. (http:/