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NUTRITION NUGGET INFORMATION
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- Did you know that oranges picked higher up in the tree are usually sweeter than those picked closer to the ground?
- A cheeseburger 20 years ago had 333 calories. How many calories do you think are in today’s cheeseburgers?
590 calories
620 calories
700 calories
Answer: 590 calories. You’ll need to lift weights for 1 hour and 30 minutes to burn 250 calories.
- 2.4 ounces of French fries of 20 years ago had 210 calories. How many calories do you think are in today’s portion?
590 calories
610 calories
650 calories
Answer: 610 calories for 7oz portion.
- You would have to run for 1 hour to burn the calories in a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese
- A portion of spaghetti and meatballs 20 years ago had 500 calories. How many calories do you think are in today’s portion of spaghetti and meatballs?
600 calories
800 calories
1025 calories
Answer: 1025 for 2 cups of pasta with sauce and 3 meatballs.
- A box of popcorn had 270 calories 20 years ago. How many calories do you think are in today’s tub of popcorn?
520 calories
630 calories
820 calories
Answer: 630 calories for a tub of popcorn.
- Myth: Eating carbohydrates causes weight gain.
Fact: A diet too high in calories - whether from protein, carbohydrates or fat - causes weight gain.
- Myth: Eating after 8 p.m. causes weight gain.
Fact: It’s not when you eat, but how much you eat that causes weight gain.
- Myth: Fresh fruits and vegetables are healthier than frozen or canned.
Fact: Canned or frozen fruits and vegetables are often flash frozen or quickly canned after harvest, so they retain most of their nutrients. What is most important is to enjoy nine servings of fruits and vegetables each day regardless of fresh, frozen, canned, or dried.
- Myth: Brown eggs are more nutritious than white eggs.
Fact: Egg shell color has nothing to do with nutrient value of an egg.
- Myth: Honey is better than white sugar because it is natural.
Fact: Honey does contain antioxidants and some nutrients that white sugar does not, but in very small amounts. In addition, honey has 60 calories per tablespoon compared to 46 calories for sugar.
- Myth: Diet sodas cause weight gain.
Fact: People who drink diet sodas might be compensating for other unhealthy lifestyle habits that cause weight gain. For example, they might choose a diet soda thinking they are saving calories and then choose fries to go with their giant cheeseburger.
- Many people think of French fries as a side dish. But get this -- a large order of fries at McDonald's has more calories and fat than a Quarter Pounder
- You'd have to bike for about an hour to burn off the calories in a 20-ounce bottle of Coke
- Whole grains contain the entire kernel -- the bran, germ, and endosperm. Some examples of a whole grain:
- whole-wheat flour
- bulgur (cracked wheat)
- oatmeal
- whole cornmeal
- brown rice
- popcorn
- Oils are not a food group. The yellow band on the food guide pyramid is narrow to remind us that we need a small amount of oil each day to stay healthy.
- Iron Helps You Think!
You need good food sources of iron each day (girls need more than boys).
Iron carries oxygen throughout the body—even to your brain!
- Eat these foods frequently to boost brain power:
- Ground beef, Pork tenderloin, Tuna, Chicken breast, Shrimp, Baked potato, Iron fortified breakfast cereal
- Do You Know ...
That how you fuel yourself before, during and after an athletic event can impact your performance?
- Basic Fueling Tips
- Eat every three to four hours.
- At each meal, try to eat from at least three different food groups- whole grains, protein and lots of fruits and vegetables.
- Stay hydrated:
Drink cool water while exercising. Keep in mind, for every pound lost during exercise, drink two cups of fluid.
- When athletic events last more than one hour, sports drinks may be better. A sports drink will help replace lost electrolytes and also replenish carbohydrate to fuel active muscles.
- Why are stronger bones important?
Bones provide structure for the body, are needed for movement with muscles and protect organs, such as the brain, lungs and heart.
- Activities that strengthen our bones are called “weight-bearing.” Activities that put the weight of the body on our legs and feet such as: Walking, running, dancing, inline skating.
- The Milk group is important for helping to build stronger bones.
- What does “Calories In” mean? All the calories we take into our bodies from foods and drinks we consume.
- What does “Calories Out” mean? All the calories our bodies use in physical activity, for growth and for normal body functions, like breathing and circulating
blood.
- What is a calorie? It is a unit of energy. When you hear something contains 100 calories, it's a way of describing how much energy your body could get from eating or drinking it.
- The phytochemical LUTEIN is found in green leafy vegetables like spinach and collards. Lutein keeps your eyes healthy.
- Red fruits and vegetables like tomatoes, watermelon and red grapefruit have lots of LYCOPENE! You can even find lycopene in tomato and spaghetti sauce.
- Apples are loaded with FLAVONOIDS and fiber too! Citrus fruits like grapefruit, oranges and tangerines have flavenoids and Vitamin C, too!
- Orange fruits and vegetables contain phytochemicals called CAROTENES . Carotenes give fruits and vegetables their colorful hues! Orange fruits and vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe and mangos are full of carotene. Green vegetables like broccoli, spinach have carotenes, too!
- You can eat pizza for breakfast. Pizza is a Combination Food. Combination Foods combine foods from two or more food groups. For example, cheese pizza combines: Mozzarella cheese from the Milk Group Tomato sauce from the Vegetable Group Pizza crust from the Grain Group.
- Americans eat an average of 18 pounds of fresh apples each year. Fresh apples float because 25% of their volume is air. Apples contain an average of five seeds.
- Hawaii is the only state that grows pineapples. You can grow your own by cutting the top off a fruit and planting it in a pot in a warm place. In 3-4 years, fruits develop from tiny lavender leaves that grown from the center of the leaves
- Pumpkins are fruits, not vegetables. They are comprised of 90% water. A good source of Potassium, Vitamins A and C.
- Drinking low-fat milk after exercise may promote rehydration better than water or sports drinks. Chocolate milk is an excellent alternative to sports drinks for refueling tried muscles after strenuous exercise.
- Drinking your calories? 1 cup of 1% milk has about 100 calories versus 630 calories in a large vanilla shake from a fast food restaurant.
- Be wise. A restaurant offers a slice of carrot cake has 1560 calories and 23 grams of saturated fat. That is more than a whole day's saturated fat in a slice of cake. Is it really worth it? Think about it- this is just the calories in dessert!
- Your body is made up of a large amount of protein. Protein is part of your cells, muscles, bones and skin. Make sure to include protein foods such as eggs meat, cheese, nuts, soy and beans in your diet everyday.
- An entire small cantaloupe has about the same number of calories as a small
(1 oz.) bag of potato chips.
- A large movie theater popcorn has about 1,160 calories. Add butter topping and it goes to 1,640 calories. Choose a small (without butter topping) instead.
- You can eat 6 times as much watermelon as ice cream for the same number of calories. Three cups of diced watermelon has about the same number of calories as a half a cup of chocolate ice cream.
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