Lesson about balanced nutrition

1. WHERE IS OUR
FOOD FROM?

2. EATING HEALTHY MEANS BEING
FEELING GOOD
A good diet is the most important
routine in your life.
An ancient proverb says
“a man is all that he eats”
Men must eat all food
that we have in nature!

3. NB:
 Our daily calories must be provided by:
 Proteins: 10-15%
 Carbohydrates: 55-60%
 Fats: 20-30%
 Mineral salts and vitamins: the remaining 5%

4. THE MAIN FOOD STANDARDS
What is the
meaning of fats,
proteins,
carbohydrates?

5. PROTEINS
 Proteins are very important for the growth
and they are useful for the developing and
the maintaining of our muscles. The proteins
are the bricks of our body!

6. WHERE CAN WE FIND
PROTEINS ?
 meat
 fish
 cheese
 eggs
 salami
 legumes
 milk

7. CARBOHYDRATES
They promote the energy
recovery after sports
activities…

8. CARBOHYDRATES
 In nature we have:
complex sugars simple sugars

9. WHERE CAN WE FIND
CARBOHYDRATES ?
 Pasta
 Bread
 Rice
 Potatoes
 Fruit
 Cakes
 Brioches
 Sugar
 Honey

10. WHERE CAN WE FIND FATS?
OIL
BUTTER
SOME FRESH FRUIT
BRIOCHES
CAKES
CHIPS
CHEESE
MAYONNAISE

11. VITAMINS
 The vitamins are thirteen; most of them
aren’t producted by our organism but they
come from food that we always eat (
especially oranges, spinach, tomatoes,
etc…)
 They are useful to feel good !

12. MINERAL SALTS
 Mineral salts are essentials for our
muscles, bones, blood and brain. They
create our tissues.
 They are concentrated in vegetables and
fruit.

13. DO YOU KNOW ANOTHER IMPORTANT
NUTRIENT?

14. THAT IS ALSO THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF
OUR BODY!
WATER

16. WHERE IS OUR FOOD FROM?
Chocolate
Oranges
Potatoes
Pineapple
Coffee
Fish
Apples
Bananas
Tomatoes
South America
Asia-Europe
South America-Europe
South America
Africa
All seas
Asia-Europe-America
Africa
America-Europe

17. SEASONS
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February

18. SEASONS
Quando possiamo
gustare verdura e
frutta fresca di
stagione?
IN A
SUPERMARKET
WE FIND ALL
TYPES OF FRUIT
AND
VEGETABLES,
BUT………….
PAY ATTENTION!!
A LOT OF THEM AREN’T
SEASONALS!

19. SEASONALITY
Every product
grown in a
specific season!