Dietary Guideline #1Dietary Guideline #1 Adequate Adequate

Nutrients Within Nutrients Within Calorie NeedsCalorie NeedsWhat in the world of nutrition What in the world of nutrition

does that mean????does that mean????

FamiliesFamilies

Please answer the following question Please answer the following question in your journal….in your journal….

What activities do you like to do with What activities do you like to do with your family?your family?

CaloriesCalories Many Americans eat Many Americans eat

MOREMORE calories than they calories than they need and still don’t get need and still don’t get enough of their daily enough of their daily required nutrients. required nutrients.

This means Americans This means Americans aren’t getting the aren’t getting the required nutrients in the required nutrients in the recommended amount of recommended amount of calories. calories.

So what does ‘Adequate So what does ‘Adequate Nutrients with Calorie Nutrients with Calorie Needs’ mean?Needs’ mean?

What else do Americans What else do Americans eat too much of???eat too much of???

Saturated FatSaturated Fat Trans FatsTrans Fats CholesterolCholesterol Added SugarsAdded Sugars SaltSalt

What are nutrient dense What are nutrient dense and empty calorie foods?and empty calorie foods?

A nutrient dense A nutrient dense food is high infood is high in nutrientsnutrients and and relatively low in relatively low in caloriescalories..

An empty calorie An empty calorie food is food is lowlow in in nutrients and nutrients and relatively relatively highhigh in in calories.calories.

RecommendationRecommendation

It is It is recommended recommended that Americans that Americans eat more eat more nutrient-dense nutrient-dense foods that have foods that have fewer fewer caloriescalories and more and more nutrientsnutrients. .

How can a nutrient rich How can a nutrient rich diet help me?diet help me?

Eating a nutrient rich diet Eating a nutrient rich diet will promote will promote normal normal growthgrowth and and developmentdevelopment of of children, good children, good healthhealth for for people of all ages, and a people of all ages, and a loweredlowered risk for a number risk for a number of chronic of chronic diseasesdiseases, like , like diabetes, high blood diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.pressure, etc.

Does anyone in your family Does anyone in your family have diabetes, high blood have diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, heart pressure, cancer, heart problems???problems???

Which nutrients are a Which nutrients are a concern for children and concern for children and

adolescents?adolescents? CalciumCalcium PotassiumPotassium FiberFiber MagnesiumMagnesium Vitamin EVitamin E

So in a nutshell . . .So in a nutshell . . .

Eat foods high Eat foods high in nutrients in nutrients and relatively and relatively low in calories.low in calories.