M&M'S - National Nutrition Month

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH

WHAT IS A CALORIE?
- a unit of energy-producing potential supplied by food & released upon oxidation by the body

ENERGY IN = ENERGY OUT
- Your BODY is a machine
- Food is fuel
- Activity & Exercise burns fuel
- Total intake must equal total output
- The KEY to successful long term weight management is BALANCE

DIET VS. NUTRITION
- Dieting can make you fat
- You can eat too little which can Decrease LMB & Metabolism
- TOTAL CALORIES = Portion Size
- Don't focus on good or bad foods
- You can eat anything in moderation
- Try to make smarter & healthier choices

100 YEAR DIET
- This diet basically means if it didn't exist 100 years ago, then don't eat it!

DIRTY DIET
- This diet means the closer the food is to the ground (dirt) they better off you are eating it!

NUTRITION 101
- Calories - units of heat or kilocalories
- Macronutrients- protein, carbohydrates, fats
- Micronutrietnts - vitamins, minerals
- Fats - saturated, unsaturated

ACTIVITY IN 100 CALORIES
There are 365 days in a year. Take the holidays off and call it 350. To lose (or gain) 10 pounds only takes a 100 calorie difference a day
Activity in 100 Calories -
Cycling - 10 minutes
Video Workout - 10 minutes
Walking - 15 minutes
Housework - 20 minutes
Washing the car - 20 minutes
Gardening - 25 minutes
Dancing - 20 minutes
Stairs - 15 minutes
Mowing the lawn - 20 minutes
Shoveling the driveway - 15 minutes