Real Food and You is an effective teaching tool for youths on Real Food vs. Edible Food Like Substance and how to make the appropriate food choices.

1. What you need to keep you healthy

2. What is Food?
Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat
or drink, or plants absorb, in order to maintain life
and growth.
Key Word “Nutritious” or Nourishing
Promotes life and growth
Encourages life and growth
Supports life and growth
Maintains life and growth

3. What is Food Like Substance?
Smells like food, taste like food, look like food, but it’s
not REAL FOOD.
Food Science – Food created by scientist.
Comes in box [cereal, hamburger helper, macaroni and
cheese and stove top stuffer]
Comes frozen [White Castle Burgers, Hot Pockets,
Frozen Pizza, Eggo Waffles and microwaveable dinners]
Highly processed foods that contain chemicals and
additives that prolong shelf life.

4. What is Whole Foods
Food that has been processed or refined as little as
possible and is free from additives or other artificial
substances

5. Current Food Pyramid

6. Food Groups
You need each of the 6 food groups every day for best
nutrition
The groups are
Whole Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Milk and cheese
Oils
Meat and beans

7. Fighting Fat and Obesity Food
Plate

8. Macronutrients and
Micronutrients
Macronutrients Micronutrients
They are Essential.
Provide calories for energy.
Nutrient substances needed
for growth, metabolism and
for other body functions.
Carbs
Protein
Fat
They are Essential but in
small amounts
Enable the body to produce
enzymes, hormones and
other substances essential for
growth and development.
Iron
Sodium
Magnesium
Zinc

9. Eat healthy to stay healthy
Limit food like substances
Limit soda’s and other artificial flavored drinks
Eat lots of veggies and fruit
Drink lots of water
EXERCISE every day
Now you’re on your
way!

10. Eat healthy to stay healthy
Limit food like substances
Limit soda’s and other artificial flavored drinks
Eat lots of veggies and fruit
Drink lots of water
EXERCISE every day
Now you’re on your
way!