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Importance of Nutrition Among Adolescents

The document provides information on nutrition guidelines for adolescents, including the food guide pyramid which emphasizes eating a variety of foods from the main groups each day. It discusses the importance of nutrients like calcium, iron, protein and carbohydrates during adolescence. Healthy eating guidelines are presented which recommend eating a variety of foods, maintaining a healthy weight, limiting fat and choosing nutrient-rich options.

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Importance of Nutrition Among Adolescents

The document provides information on nutrition guidelines for adolescents, including the food guide pyramid which emphasizes eating a variety of foods from the main groups each day. It discusses the importance of nutrients like calcium, iron, protein and carbohydrates during adolescence. Healthy eating guidelines are presented which recommend eating a variety of foods, maintaining a healthy weight, limiting fat and choosing nutrient-rich options.

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GUIDE QUESTIONS:

1. What is a Food Guide pyramid?


2. What are the different source of nutrients?
3. How important is the healthy eating
Guidelines?
4. How food Guide pyramid able to help
adolescence improve their body?
• ACTIVITY:
1.1 Students will answer the five (5) Pre-assessment
questions.
Directions: TRUE/FALSE: Write true if the statement is correct
and false if it wrong.
a. The growth spurt during adolescence creates lower
demand for energy and nutrients.
b. Good dietary guidelines has three important elements.
c. Eating a variety of food once a week is a good nutritional
habit.
d. Malnutrition among adolescents is due to poor food
choices and poor food intakes.
e. Over nutrition happens when a person eats and get
nutrition requirements beyond the needed and ideal amount.
FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID FOR 13-19 AGE
GROUP
- The food guide pyramid emphasized the
importance of eating a balanced diet by
depicting five main food groups:
a. grains
b. fruits
c. vegetables
d. dairy products
e. proteins
-it is a perfect tool for depicting total diet at a
glance.
- It shows the combination of all our meals over
day or weeks.
MILK- (3-4 servings)
FRUITS- (2-4 servings)
VEGETABLES-(3-5 servings)
MEAT- (2-3 servings)
GRAINS- (6-11 servings)
ADOLESCENCE
• It is the time between the onset of puberty and adulthood.

• Boys grow about 8 inches, gain about 45 pounds and increase their lean body
mass.
• Girls grow about 6 inches, gain about 35 pounds and increase their body fat.

• Growth through adolescence is hormone driven. Growth spurts for girls begin
between ages 10.5 and 11 years with a peak in the rate of growth at around age
12.
For boys growth spurts usually begin between ages 12.5 and 13 and peak at
around
age 14. This period of maximal growth lasts about 2 years.

• Adolescence is an uncomfortable time for the teen who is concerned with body
image
or body changes or athletic activities.

• Low nutrient snacks are a large part of the diet and adequate amounts of fruits
and
vegetables are missing.

• Factors that determine food selection and consumption include the desire to be
healthy, fitness goals, amount of discretionary income, social practices and
peers.
IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION
AMONG ADOLESCENTS
A.CALCIUM
B.IRON
C.PROTEIN
D.CARBOHYDRATES
E.FIBER
HEALTHY EATING GUIDELINES
a. Eat a variety of foods daily
b. Maintain a healthy weight
c. Eat foods that are low in fat, saturated fat and cholesterol to
lower the risk of heart diseases avoid too much cholesterol
in your diet.
d. Consume milk, milk products and other calcium rich foods,
such as small fish and dark green leafy vegetables daily
e. Eat plenty of vegetables,fruits,root crops, and grain products
f. Use sugar in moderation
g. Eat clean and safe food,cook,in edible/cooking oil.
h. Use iodized salt but avoid excessive intake of salty foods. Too
much salt in the diet may increase the risk of having high
blood pressure.
NUTRITIONAL NEEDS DURING EXERCISE
• Exercise can also increase your body’s
need of thiamine, riboflavin, and
niacin.
• Drink enough water
• Eat food rich in iron
• Eat food rich in calcium
• Your daily diet should be selected
carefully.
HEALTHFUL EATING GUIDELINES
a. GOOD NUTRITION
b. KILOCALORIES/CALORIES
c. HEALTHY EATING
HEALTHY EATING TIPS
a. set yourself up for success
b. moderation is a key
c. it’s not just what you eat, its how you eat
d. fill up on colorful fruits and vegetables
e. eat more healthy carbs and whole grains
f. enjoy healthy fats and avoid unhealthy fats
g. add calcium for bone health
h. put protein in perspective
i. limit sugar and salt
j. bulk up on fiber
APPLICATION:
MEALS What foods How many How often do sources
have you servings have you eat?
eaten? you eaten?

Breakfast
snack

lunch

snack

Dinner
• What did you discover about the food you eat?
• Were you able to follow most of the nutritional
guidelines for Filipinos?
• Which guidelines were you not able to follow?
why?
• What do you plan to do now? will it help? how?

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