Educational video for teens about nutrition and how it affects learning.

1. Feed Your Body,
Feed Your Brain!
Eat better, feel better, learn better

2. Picture This!

3. Your Body is HUNGRY
During the four years of high school, your body
changes remarkably.
This requires:
 A lot of sleep
 Extra nutrients (from food)
 Water

4. Sleep
Sleep is food for the brain!
 Important things happen while you sleep
 Your body repairs itself
 Fights off infection
 Grows
 Makes neurotransmitters
 These help with mood and learning

5. Sleep
How much sleep do you need?
 9-10 hours of sleep per night!
 Too little sleep can cause:
 Poor memory/difficult time learning
 Inability to stay awake during the day
 Depression, anxiety, anger, and mood swings
 Acne
 Fatigue
 Poor appearance (bags under the eyes, etc.)
 Obesity
 Illness
 Sleep disorders, like insomnia

6. Water
 Water:
 Your body is over 50% water!
 Your brain is about 85% water!
 What it does for you:
 Carries oxygen to your cells, organs and brain
 Helps you get rid of toxins through sweating
 Helps you digest your food
 Part of your immune system-fights of illness
 Helps maintain body temperature
 Helps your cells absorb nutrients
 Protects your organs
 Metabolizes body fat

7. Water
 What if I don’t get enough?
 Dehydration:
 #1 cause of headaches
 Sleepiness
 Muscle cramps
 Lightheadedness
 Hard time concentrating

8. Water
 Click here to watch this short video about water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goBmkTL6rzc

9. Nutrition
 It’s not just how much you eat, but WHAT you eat!
 Some foods actually do more harm than good
 Examples:
 Foods with MSG
 Soda
 Foods high in sugar

10. Food for Thought
What if your body was a car?
What happens if you don’t put gas in your car?

11. Food for Thought
What if you put in the WRONG gas? Diesel instead of gas?

12. Food for Thought
 Gasoline is what keeps the car running.
 Food is what keeps you running! The wrong food is
like putting diesel fuel in a gasoline engine. Your
body cannot run well.

13. What Teens Need
 You are growing and changing quickly! You need:
 20-33% MORE
 Protein
 Calcium
 Iron
 Zinc and other minerals
 Vitamins (especially the B’s)
 Smart Fats

15. What Should I Eat?
 Three meals a day.
 Fruits
 Veggies
 Meats (includes eggs)
 Dairy
 Grains
 Fats (not a lot, but you do need some)

16. How much should I eat?
 Teenage boys need approximately 2200 calories per
day
 Teenage girls need about 1800 calories per day
 Why the difference?
 Young men naturally have more muscle mass—
muscles burn additional calories

17. Calories
 How many calories are in:
 A Big Mac
 Medium McDonald’s French Fry
 A Medium Coke
 A small bag of Doritos
 Grandma’s chocolate chip cookies
 A Twix Bar
 An apple
 A bag of baby carrots

18. What Shouldn’t I Eat?
 Sugar-
 Slows down brain function
 Interferes with your ability to fight off illness
 Can help contribute to diabetes
 Damages your liver
 Causes mood swings
 Is highly addictive
 Contributes to obesity
 Has nothing helpful in it

19. Sugar
Click here to watch this short TED talk about sugar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXBxijQREo
Click here to watch this short ABC news clip about
sugary sodas and their affect on the body:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1JZ3MLS-k0

20. What Shouldn’t I Eat?
 MSG
 Monosodium glutamate
 Also called hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed whey
protein, “natural flavors”, autolyzed yeast extract,
glutamic acid, and others
 Overexcites your brain cells-even to the point of cell
death!
 Can cause headaches, fatigue, fogginess, mood swings
 Can contribute to learning disabilities, attention deficit
disorder, Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease,
Alzheimer's, and more

21. What Shouldn’t I Eat?
 Where do you find MSG?
 Most chips—Cheetos and Doritos!
 Top Ramen
 Most frozen foods
 Most snack foods
 Where don’t you find it?
 Fresh, whole foods

22. But…but…but…
 Try making a change….see how you feel
 Carrots instead of Doritos
 Apple slices instead of cookies
 A protein bar instead of candy
 Trail mix or any other nuts
 Any fresh fruit
 Yogurt
 String Cheese
 Water instead of soda or an energy drink
 Eat three meals

23. References
 Ask Dr. Searswww.askdrsears.com/topics/feeding-
eating/family-nutrition/teen-nutrition
 National Sleep Foundation http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-
topics/teens-and-sleep
• Kids
Healthhttp://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/water.html
 Web MD
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/6-reasons-to-drink-water