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    Food Selection Based on

    Adolescents’ Nutritional Needs


    Do you eat
    meals
    regularly?
    Did you eat the right
    food you need for
    good health?
    Are you getting the
    nutrients you needs
    from the food you
    eat?
    Were you be able to
    follow most of the
    nutritional guidelines?
    Maybe most of you
    can answer YES… but
    how about them?
    Why Good
    Nutrition is is
    important?

    - Itenhances your quality of


    life and in prevents diseases.
    NUTRIENTS

    - Nutrients, on the other hand, are substances


    in food that your body needs to grow, repair
    itself, and to supply you with energy.
    Nutritional needs vary for each stage of
    life, so it is important to eat a healthy
    diet through all life stages.
    Adolescence is one of the fastest growth periods
    in a person’s life.
    To achieve your full growth
    potential, proper food
    selection and eating are very
    essential.
    You must know your physical
    need for food and follow the
    dietary guidelines
    appropriate for your age.
    Guidelines that will
    help you choose a
    balanced and
    healthful diet.
    • Eat a variety
    of foods
    every day.
    • Consume
    fish, lean
    meat,
    poultry or
    dried beans.
    • Eat more
    vegetables,
    fruits, and
    root crops.
    • Eat foods
    cooked in
    edible/cookin
    g oil in your
    daily meals.
    • Consume milk,
    milk products and
    other calcium-rich
    foods, such as
    small fish and dark
    leafy vegetables.
    • Use iodized salt,
    but avoid
    excessive intake of
    salty foods
    • Eat clean and
    safe food.
    For a healthy lifestyle
    and good nutrition,
    exercise regularly,
    do not smoke, and
    avoid drinking
    alcoholic beverages.
    What do you think is
    the effect of having
    poor meals due to
    poor selection of
    food eating foods if
    not corrected?
    Studies shows that most of an
    adolescent’s dietary problems results :

    1. Protein consumption
    is higher than needed.
    Studies shows that most of an
    adolescent’s dietary problems results :

    2. Carbohydrates
    intake is too high.
    Studies shows that most of an
    adolescent’s dietary problems results :

    3. Fat intake is much


    too high.
    Studies shows that most of an
    adolescent’s dietary problems results :

    4. Calcium intake is
    below what is
    recommended daily.
    How can you avoid
    those problems
    from happening?
    Always
    considered the
    food guide
    pyramid
    FOOD PYRAMID
    -is a pyramid shaped guide of healthy
    foods divided into sections to show the
    recommended intake for each food
    group. The first food pyramid was
    published in Sweden in 1974.
    Remember that there are
    several factors to
    consider in consuming the
    recommended number of
    servings in the Food
    Guide Pyramid:
    factors to consider in consuming the
    number of servings in the Food Guide
    Pyramid:

    1.Person’s lifestyle
    factors to consider in consuming the
    number of servings in the Food Guide
    Pyramid:

    2. Activities the person


    engages in daily
    factors to consider in consuming the
    number of servings in the Food Guide
    Pyramid:
    3. Person’s present weight
    whether she/he is trying to
    gain/lose weight
    WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF
    FOOD PYRAMID

    -FOOD PYRAMID CAN GUIDE YOU ON


    WHAT TO EAT AND HOW MUCH OF
    THESE FOOD TO EAT IN A DAY.

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