PE - Eating Well Makes Your Body Well Flashcards
It is choosing the right kinds of food based on your body’s nutritional needs.
Good eating habits
It serves as a guide for every Filipino teenager in selecting his or her food.
Food Pyramid
It shows the hierarchy of food groups according to the amount needed to be consumed by the intended age group.
Nutritional Guide Pyramid
It is your guide to choose what is right.
Self-care
It is the largest, strongly suggests that one should be involved in daily physical or recreational activities, avoid long exposure to TV and computer games, and avoid smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages.
Base Level: Important of daily physical activities, as well as personal and environmental hygiene
It suggests the daily number of glasses of drinks to be consumed.
Second Level: Water and beverage intake
It is considered as a nutrient without calories.
Water
It is composed of carbohydrate-rich foods, which supply the energy needed for any physical activity.
Third Level: Energy-giving foods
It consists of a variety of fruits and vegetables, which are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
Fourth Level: Body-regulating foods
These serve as antioxidants that help the body work properly.
Vitamins
These keep your teeth, bones, and blood healthy.
Minerals
It is part of the plant that cannot be digested or absorbed; it is neither a nutrient nor an energy source.
Fiber
It mainly consists of protein-rich foods that support the growth and development of the bones and muscles.
Fifth level: Body-building foods
It is a period when a lot of body changes occur.
Adolescence
It is located at the top of the pyramid, which should be consumed at the very least. It is composed of sugars or sweets, fats, and oils.
Peak of the Pyramid: Very least intake of sweets or sugars, fats, and oils.
These are important in vitamin absorption and in immune system function, and they are also a source of energy.
Fats
It is a fat-like substance that can be consumed in food and can also be produced by the body.
Cholesterol
It provides a suggested amount of energy or nutrients to be consumed daily to maintain the good health and wellness of an individual.
Philippine Dietary Reference Intakes (PDRI)
What are the four different types of eating?
(1) Fueling for performance
(2) Emotional eating
(3) Social eating
(4) Distracted eating
It states that proper nutrition plays an important role in sports performance.
Fueling for performance
This refers to the consumption of food not because of hunger but because of emotional distress or as a way to relieve or cope with stress.
Emotional eating
This happens during social gatherings or celebrations, when someone has to consume food even if it is unplanned just to avoid offending the host.
Social eating
This refers to the habit of eating while watching TV, wherein the viewer tends to eat more than what is necessary.
Distracted eating
It is a term used to emphasize the contribution of our behavior to the development of chronic diseases.
Lifestyle-related disease
