The document discusses key concepts about nutrition including what nutrients are, why they are important, and examples of foods high in nutrients like apples, grapes, and yogurt. It explains how to read a nutrition label and discusses specific nutrients like sodium, saturated fat, and unsaturated fat. It provides guidelines for daily intake of sodium and saturated fat. The document also compares the nutritional profiles of potential school snacks and recommends choosing natural fruits and vegetables.

1. What is in the food you eat during snack time?
How does it affect your body and mind?

2. What is Nutrition?
 Nutrition is the scientific study of food and drink.
 Think of nutrition as describing what makes up food
or drink.

3. Why are nutrients important to
you?
 Nutrients help your body work its best every day.
 Nutrients help your brain perform its best!

4. Examples of foods high in nutrients
Apples Grapes
Yogurt

5. How do I know what foods have
the best nutrients in them?
 All food items should contain a nutrition label on the
package.
It should look something
like this

6. What is sodium?
 Sodium is a mineral found in many foods.
 Salt is the main source of sodium in many foods.

7. Effects of too much sodium
 Too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure.
 This will make your heart work harder to keep up with
your body.
 You should only eat 2,300 mg or less of sodium per day.

8. Saturated fat? What is that?
 Saturated fat is the “bad” fat.
 It is more likely to stick to all of your organs and cause
problems in your body.

9. Is all fat bad for me?
 No!!
 Unsaturated fat is the “good” fat.
 Check the nutrition label to see what fat is in your
snacks.

10. How much saturated fat is ok to
eat?
 You should only eat or drink 16 – 20 grams of saturated
fat per day.

11. School snacks at GSES
1 gram of Saturated Fat
200 mg of Sodium
0 grams of Saturated
fat
2 mg of Sodium

12. School snacks at GSES
1.5 grams of Saturated
Fat
300 mg of Sodium
0 grams of Saturated
fat
2 mg of Sodium

13. What is the best choice?
 Always try to pick foods that are natural, and not man-
made.
 Fruits and vegetables are always great choices for your
snack.

14. Answer these questions on a sheet
of paper to turn in to your P.E.
teacher.
1.) What is the “bad” fat? Saturated or Unsaturated
2.) What would be the healthier food choice, hot fries or
an apple?
3.) What would be the healthier food choice, Doritos or
grapes?