NUTRITION

__ NUTRITION __ Whatever shall it be?

What is Diet? What you eat is YOUR DIET
 * cows eat grass = their diet is grass = herbivores


 * lions eat bokkies = their diet is meat = carnivores


 * We eat.....? = our diet is....... = omnivores

Balance



__Five Food Groups __

Carbohydrates, ....Fats,... Proteins Vitamins, Minerals

[Water is NOT on this list]

__ Role of Each of the Groups: __

Carbohydrates : Sugars, .......................Starches, ..............................Fibre (cellulose)

Fats



Protein

Table of Vitamins

Minerals: Fe, Mg, Ca, P, K, Na, Co, Se, I, Zn, Cu,



The role of WaTeR in the body



__ PHASES OF NUTRITION __

Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation -> Cellular Respiration


 * Protein Synthesis
 * Fat Production
 * Tissue generation/regeneration

DEFAECATION

Indigestion !!!!

__ Questions __ How much do we eat

When do we eat

What is the capacity of the stomach

How much of what we consume is defaecated

__ INGESTION __ Is there benefit in using CLEAN HANDS to move food to the mouth

Are their dangers in MODERN CUTLERY

Food needs to reach the mouth.... Bite size pieces

HANDS MUST ALWAYS BE CLEAN to touch food to place into mouth

Teeth must cut off a piece of the food.

Temp. of food at ingestion

pH of food

__ SIMPLE DAILY EATING PLAN __ 1. Small meal to start the day

2. Slightly bigger meal for sustenance [these two can be interchanged - time constraints]

3. Biggest meal of the day.... solid, building materials n sustenance

4. Snack for sustenance

5. Small meal at end of day - pref. before 7 pm

6. Later snack - sustenance, not energy loaded.