NUTRITION:

FOOD PYRAMID
AND HEALTHY
EATING
GUIDELINES

Roel S. Caballero
Teacher I
Review
Review
Objective:

Identify the right foods

for adolescents
Are you familiar with these words?

CALORIE DIET MALNUTRITION

FOOD
PYRAMID
GUIDE
 Healthy eating during adolescence is
important, as body changes during this
What do time affect an individual’s nutritional and
adolescents need dietary needs. Adolescents are becoming
to eat? more independent and making many food
decisions on their own. Many adolescents
experience a growth spurt and an increase
in appetite and need healthy foods to meet
their growth needs.
Eating Tips
Eat three meals a day, with healthy snacks.

Increase fiber in the diet and decrease the use

of salt.

Drink water. Try to avoid drinks that are high

in sugar. Fruit juice can have a lot of calories,
so limit your adolescent’s intake. Whole fruit is
always a better choice.
What Do
The Experts
Say?

Health is the most Healthy is the Carrying out daily

important thing in greatest gift from activities will not
life so we must God that we should be optimal without
take care of it be grateful for good health
- Chidi Eze -Neil Tran -Teddy Yu
Eating Tips
Eat balanced meals.

Eat more chicken and fish. Limit red meat

intake, and choose lean cuts when possible.

Make sure you watch your sugar intake.

When preparing meals, try to bake or

broil instead of fry.
Let's watch this
video

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watch?v=cBp-M477jNk
Direction: List all the foods and drinks you Let Us Practice
usually eat the whole day. List them in the
space below. Check the column of food group
where each food belongs.
 Health is not
important when
What have you are healthy, but
you becomes very
learned? important when
you are sick
 Evaluation

Answer page 8-9 of

your LAS Health
 Additional Activities

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THANK YOU
Take care of your health