2. IntroductionYour body needs to stay healthy, and the key thing for health is nutrition.Here’s a podcast to get us started!!Click here to look closer into the pyramid!CLICK!
3. NutritionYour body needs energy to do work, and that energy comes from food. Food provides something called Nutrients to your body. Nutrients are substances that provide energy and materials for growth, repair, and cell development!CLICK For a Video!!http://www.brainpop.com/health/nutrition/nutrition/zoom.weml
4. Different Classes of NutrientsThere are six different kinds of nutrients in foods. Proteins (Meat, Beans, Fish)
5. Carbohydrates (Wheat, Grains)
6. Minerals
7. Vitamins
8. Fats
9. And WaterProteinsLarge …show more content…
The human body is about 60% water. You r body loses water by perspiration. When you exhale, you lose water as water vapor. Then, your nerves send a signal to your brain for water. This is why you feel thirsty. U.S.D.A Food PyramidThis is a picture of U.S.D.A.’s Food Pyramid. U.S.D.A. created this pyramid to help people eat the right kinds of food, keep a balanced diet, and stay healthy.Click here to visit the website about U.S.D.A.’s Food Pyramid!
21. Food Groupshttp://www.mypyramid.gov/audiopoddcasts/index.html
22. CaloriesIf it wants to perform ANY activity, your body needs energy. That energy comes from food. The energy available in food is measured in Calories. Calorie: The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius. For example there is a big difference in the amount of calories a slice of pizza and a carrot contains. One gives more nutrition, and the other gives more energy.Depending on the kind of nutrients that a type of food provides, the amount of calories differ.
23. BibliographyWebsitesBrainPOP, Nutrition. Web. 27 Mar. 2010.Picture of Pizza. Web. 2 Apr. 2010.MyPyramid.gov. Web. 27 Mar. 2010.BooksOrtleb, Edward Paul., and Dinah Zike. Human Body Systems. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2008. Print.-Other pictures from “clip