NUTRITION IS THE PROCESS OF
TAKING IN AND USING FOOD.
PLANTS GET THEIR NUTRIENTS FROM
THE SOIL AND AIR.
WE GET OUR NUTRIENTS FROM FOOD.
>> YUM!
>> WHEN YOU EAT, YOU CHEW FOOD
UP AND MIX IT WITH SALIVA.
THE FOOD DWOAS DOWN THE
ESOPHAGUS INTO THE STOMACH,
WHERE IT'S TURNED INTO A THICK
LIQUID.
NUTRIENTS IN THAT LIQUID ARE
ABSORBED INTO YOUR BLOODSTREAM.
AND THAT'S HOW YOUR BODY GETS
THE ENERGY IT NEEDS TO MOVE AND
GROW.
>> THERE'S SO CHOICES.
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT TO EAT?
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO EAT A GOOD
VARIETY OF FOODS, BECAUSE
DIFFERENT FOODS GIVE YOUR BODY
DIFFERENT THINGS.
THERE ARE SIX BASIC NUTRIENTS.
PROTEIN, CARBOHYDRATES, FAT,
VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND WATER.
>> PROTEINS ARE CALLED THE
BODY'S BUILDING BLOCKS.
>> PROTEINS BUILD AND REPAIR
YOUR MUSCLES, SKIN, BRAIN,
BLOOD, BONES, AND INTERNAL
ORGANS.
YOU'LL FIND PROTEIN IN MEAT,
EGGS, MILK, CHEESE, AND IN
PLANTS LIKE ALBANIANS, PEAS,
NUTS, AND GRAINS.
>> CARBOHYDRATES ARE THE BODY'S
PRIMARY FUEL.
>> SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATES LIKE
SUGAR AND CANDY GIVE US QUICK
ENERGY, BUT NO REAL NUTRIENTS.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES LIKE
BREADS, PASTAS, AND SOME
VEGETABLES LIKE POTATOES GIVE US
LONGER MORE LASTING ENERGY.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES ALSO
CONTAIN FIBER THAT CARRIES BAD
CHEMICALS AND EXCESS MATERIAL
OUT OF THE BODY.
FATS HELP STORE VITAMINS IN THE
BODY AND HELP PROTECT IMPORTANT
ORGANS BUT NOT ALL FATS ROO GOOD
FOR US.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO EAT SMALL
AMOUNTS OF THE RIGHT KINDS OF
FATS LIKE OLIVE OR CANOLA OIL.
>> VITAMINS HELP OUR BODIES USE
CARBOHYDRATES FAST.
>> VITAMINS ALSO GIVE US HEALTHY
SKIN, HELP OR BLOOD CLOT, AND
HELP OUR EYES DID TO SEE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLE ARE LOADED
WITH VITAMINS.
>> MINERALS HELP OUR BODIES
FUNCTION PROPERLY.
>> AND WATER HELPS OUR BODY
METABOLIZE OR DIGEST FOODS WE
EAT.
>> WATER KEEPS THINGS MOVING
THROUGH OUR SYSTEM.
WATER ALSO HELPS US REGULATE OUR
BODY'S TEMPERATURE.
AND IT BRINGS NUTRIENTS TO THE
CELLS AND TAKES THE CELLS'
WASTING AWAY.
NO SIMPLE FOOD CAN PROVIDE ALL
THE NUTRIENTS YOUR BODY NEEDS TO
STAY HEALTHY, SO IT'S IMPORTANT
TO EAT A WIDE VARIETY OF FOODS,
AND NOT TOO MUCH FOOD OR TOO
MANY SWEETS AND SODAS.
CANDY AND POP FILL YOU UP SO YOU
AREN'T HUNGRY FOR HEALTHY FOOD.
THE KEY IS FINDING THE RIGHT
BALANCE.
CHECK OUT THE MY PLATE TO SEE IF
YOU'RE EATING THE RIGHT VARIETY
OF FOOD FOR YOUR AGE.
>> TO STAY HEALTHY, YOU N ONLY
HAVE TO EAT A GOOD VARIETY OF