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CHAPTER FIVE
LESSON THREE
BALANCING YOUR DIET
OBJECTIVES
• DESCRIBE THE DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR
AMERICANS.
• DESCRIBE HOW TO USE THE PYRAMID FOOD
GUIDANCE SYSTEM.
• EXPLAIN HOW TO READ A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL.
• EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SERVING
AND A PORTION.
BELLRINGER
IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE ON A
DESERTED DESERT ISLAND. YOU CAN
CHOOSE ANY THREE KINDS OF
FOODS TO HAVE WITH YOU. WHAT
THREE FOODS WOULD YOU CHOOSE,
AND WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE
THESE FOODS?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
WHY IS EATING A BALANCED DIET
IMPORTANT?
DEFINITIONS
• THE DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS ARE
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DESIGNED TO HELP AMERICANS GET MORE
NUTRIENTS WITHOUT EXTRA CALORIES. THEY
RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING:
EATING MORE FRUITS, VEGETABLES, WHOLE
GRAINS, LOW-FAT MILK PRODUCTS, FISH, BEANS,
PEAS, NUTS, AND SEEDS
MINIMIZING THE INTAKE OF SATURATED FAT,
TRANS FAT, CHOLESTEROL, SALT, AND ADDED
SUGAR
60 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVERY DAY
DEFINITIONS
• THE PYRAMID FOOD GUIDANCE SYSTEM
IS A TOOL THAT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND
HOW MUCH OF EACH TYPE OF FOOD YOU
SHOULD EAT EVERYDAY.
• THE AMOUNTS OF FOOD NEEDED BY A
PERSON DEPENDS ON HIS OR HER AGE,
SEX, AND LEVEL OF DAILY PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY.
DEFINITIONS
• FOUND ON THE OUTSIDE PACKAGES OF
FOOD, THE NUTRITION FACTS LABEL
STATES THE NUMBER OF SERVINGS IN THE
CONTAINER, THE NUMBER OF CALORIES
IN EACH SERVING, AND THE QUANTITY OF
NUTRIENTS IN EACH SERVING.
• THE DAILY VALUES SECTION SHOWS WHAT
PERCENTAGE OF YOUR DAILY NEED FOR
EACH NUTRIENT IS MET BY ONE SERVING
OF THE FOOD.
DEFINITIONS
• A SERVING SIZE IS A STANDARD AMOUNT
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OF FOOD THAT ALLOWS FOODS TO BE
COMPARED TO ONE ANOTHER.
A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL PROVIDES
INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUTRIENTS IN
A SINGLE SERVING.
KEEP IN MIND THAT SERVING SIZES ARE
NOT ALWAYS THE SAME AND ARE NOT
NECESSARILY THE AMOUNT YOU CHOOSE
TO EAT.
DEFINITIONS
• A PORTION OF FOOD IS THE AMOUNT
OF FOOD YOU WANT TO EAT. OFTEN,
A PORTION IS NOT THE SAME AS A
SERVING.