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Nutrition Questions
1) _______________ are the body’s main source of energy.
2) _______________ measure the energy used by the body and of the energy that food
supplies to the body.
3) _______________ are fats that are liquid at room temperature.
4) _______________ are fats that are solid at room temperature.
5) _______________ helps your body grow, repair itself and fight disease.
Write three complete sentences describing the foods that you ate according to your menu recorder. (Were they healthy, unhealthy, fattening, nutritious, gives energy, etc.)
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Explain in three complete sentences how you can improve on your eating habits. (What can you change or take out of what you eat now to make your diet healthy.)
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List the 6 food groups that are on the food pyramid.
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How much food is recommended for each food group on a daily basis?
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Name three ways you can stay physically active and healthy.
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Thinking Map Assignment
There are many foods that we should eat and many foods that we should not. Draw 2 multi-flow maps that describe how we eat. The thinking maps should be labeled “Eat this,” and “Not that.” In each flow map, list what foods we eat under the Cause column and list what effects it has on our bodies, either positive or negative under the Effect column. Follow the example drawn on the board.