(FNG)
1. Eat a variety of foods from each of the four major food groups
Different nutrients, Vitamins
2. Eat enough for activity, growth, and to maintain a healthy body size
Protein- Muscles, Calcium- Bones, Carbs, Iron
3. 2L water/ day
4. 60 mins of exercise- Moderate/ High
5. Foods should be prepared with low fat/ sugar/ salt
From this, I have learnt the following three things:
Different nutrients, Vitamins
2. Eat enough for activity, growth, and to maintain a healthy body size
Protein- Muscles, Calcium- Bones, Carbs, Iron
3. 2L water/ day
4. 60 mins of exercise- Moderate/ High
5. Foods should be prepared with low fat/ sugar/ salt
From this, I have learnt the following three things:
The servings everyone should be having
The Food Nutritional Guidelines
Complex Carbohydrates take longer to break down into glucose meaning when eating Complex Carbohydrates you have energy for longer
In the future, I will be able to use this information by preparing healthier meals following The Food Nutritional guidelines
We are doing this to ensure we have a healthier lifestyle, to avoid heart problems, diabetes, and obesity
During the practical lessons, we have demonstrated how to cook foods by lowering fats/salt and sugars.
Example of how we did this was
During the practical lesson, we steamed the vegetables in a steam basket over a pot of water to ensure the nutrients from the vegetables stay in the vegetables.
We used spray oil on the pan instead of using oil which reduces the fat intake
We used natural sweeteners
