- Nutrition is important for our bodies to function properly and allows us to live. Eating the right foods provides energy and prevents diseases, while the wrong foods could harm our health. - Different foods provide essential vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates and proteins our bodies need. Milk gives calcium for strong bones. Fruits and vegetables contain vitamins C and A for healing and healthy skin/eyes. Beans supply fiber and meat/dairy provide protein for growth. - There are good and bad types of fat. Unsaturated fat is healthy while saturated and trans fats should be limited. Nutrition labels can show unsaturated fat content. The document provides examples of quizzes and games to teach about

1. Nutrition
By: Yoni Perla and Drew Greenbaum

2. Why is nutrition important for our bodies?
And what foods are necessary for our diet?

3. Answers
• Without the proper foods, our bodies would not be
able to function. We wouldn't be able to live.
• If you eat the right foods, you'll be able to prevent
harmful diseases
• We get the energy to start the day from our food.
• You would never be able to plays sports, play so your
friends and have fun, without a nutritional diet.

4. Where do the things we need come from?
• Milk and cheese gives a great source of calcium, which
helps your bones grow strong.
• Many fresh fruits and vegetables such as oranges and
broccoli gives you lots of vitamin c which help's you heal
cuts and burns.
• Beans give us a great amount of fiber, which helps us go to
the bathroom.
• Most foods from animals such as fish, chicken, eggs, beef,
cheese, yogurts, and plants give us lots of protein which
enables us to grow and repair damages.

5. Did you know that there are BAD fats
and GOOD fats?
There are three main kinds of fat:
•Unsaturated fat- this fat is the natural and healthy fat. Our
body need 65 grams of this fat a day.
•Saturated fat- this fat isn't so great for you. You should
have a limit of only 20 grams of this fat.
•Trans fat- this is the worst fat of them all. It's very artificial
and unhealthy. There is no need for any of this fat.

6. How do you figure out how much
unsaturated fat is in a food?
You look at the nutrition
label and subtract the
trans fat and saturated fat
from the total fat

7. Who's good at math because we're going to play
How much unsaturated fat there is?

8. Carbohydrates
• Carbohydrates is are our main source of energy to get
us ready for an active day.
• There are three different types of carbs: Sugar, starch,
and fiber.
• Cereals, bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, and corn are
good sources of carbohydrates.
• These foods also give us lots of vitamins which we will
learn about next.

9. Vitamins and Minerals
• Vitamins act as little helpers in our body.
• There are a variety of vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin B, and minerals
such as iron, sodium.
• Vitamin A - keeps your skin and eyes healthy and your skin moist. It comes
from peppers, broccoli, pumpkin and kale.
• Vitamin B - breaks down the energy from food and helps us build new cells
and tissues. It comes from eggs, fish, liver, chicken and whole grain foods.
• Iron - makes us strong. Without iron our muscles and organs wouldn't work
in a proper fashion. It come from eggs, beef, chicken, turkey.
• Sodium - it help style outside and inside of cells. Sodium comes form salty
foods.

10. Lets put your nutrition to the test
• You must for Drew or Yoni to finish the question if
you want to buzz in.
• You have a limit of five second after you buzz in to
answer the question
• Rack up you points to see who gets until three first
• Once one person answers for the questions with only
two answers, the question is over.
RULES:

11. Which one of these gives you a good source of vitamin A???

12. Which food has a good source of vitamin B????

13. Which food gives us a great source of iron???
A) broccoli
B) Cucumbers
C) Milk
D) Coke
Which food gives us a great source of calcium???
A) beef
B) Cheese
C) Cake
D) Lettuce

14. Which one of these foods contains a lot of sodium.
A) lays potato chips
B) Hershey's Bar
C) Green beans
D) Apples
Which one of these fats are good for you???
A) trans fat
B) Unsaturated fat
C) Soggy fat
D) Saturated fat

15. For the challenge question worth two
points!!!!!
Name three reasons why we need to eat healthy foods????

16. Answer
• Without the proper foods, our bodies would not be able to
function. We wouldn't be able to live.
• If you eat the right foods, you'll be able to prevent harmful
diseases
• We get the energy to start the day from our food.
• You would never be able to plays sports, play so your friends
and have fun, without a nutritional diet.

17. The End