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What influences our food choices
- Hunger
- Appetite
- Emotion
- Environment
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Hunger vs Appetite
- Hunger: Natural physical drive to eat
- Appetite: Desire for food, not because you’re hungry
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Types/Roles of Carbs
Simple: sugar(fructose and lactose), naturally in fruits, added to processed foods
Complex: long chains of sugars linked together, found in grain products
Fibers: tough carb that cannot be digested, found fruits, veggies, and grains; makes you feel full
Carbs are used for energy
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Types/Roles of Proteins
Nonessential Amino Acids: amino acids produced by your body; 11 of them
Essential Amino Acids: produced by other things that we eat; 9 of them
Basic building blocks for cells
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Types of Fat/Fats of Proteins
Unsaturated Fats: healthier, lowers risk of heart disease
Saturated: unhealthy, too much can increase risks of heart disease
Trans Fat: formed by hardened veggie oil; more saturated when formed; increases cholesterol
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List/Roles/Food sources of Vitamins
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List/Roles/Food sources Of Minerals
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Role of Water
- Moving food through the digestive system
- digesting carbs and protein
- transporting nutrients and removing wastes
- storing and releasing heat
- cooling the body through perspiration
- cushioning the eyes, brain, and spinal cord
- lubricating the joints
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Types of Fad Diets
Miracle foods: burning fat with certain type of food
Magic Combinations: losing weight with a combination of certain foods
Liquid Diets: replacing solid foods with liquids
Diet pills: pills that help you lose weight
Fasting: not eating to lose weight
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Elements of Fitness
Cardio endurance: the ability of the cardiovascular system to send oxygen to your tissue during exercise
Muscular strength: amount of force your muscles can exert
Muscular endurance: ability to perform with your muscles
Flexibility: ability to move muscles through full range of muscles
Body Composition: ratio of fat to lean tissue
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