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Nutrition Health Educational Posters & Charts
for the science and cooking classroom, home schoolers, and nutritionists.
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educational posters > science > health > nutrition posters 1 | 2 | 3 < culinary / food < social studies
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Nutrition is the scientific study of the relationship between what is eaten (diet) and the state of health or condition of well-being to survive, regenerate, maintain function, and develop structural foundations as evidenced by stunted physical and intellectual development.
Malnutition (bad-nutrition) is the condition of an improper or inadequate diet where a nutrient is over or underabundant. For instance, lack of breastfeeding is a leading cause of malnutrition in infants.
The “diet” of a nation or region is based on the complex interaction of food supply availability with cultural preferences and traditions for preparation and consumption. Calories, the unit of measurement for energy stored in food as a combination of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, organic acids, polyois and ethanol, is only one way of measuring the quality of nutrition, and may leave out valuable considerations.
Famine, widespread scarcity of food resulting in malnutrition, starvation, epidemics and death, can be caused by environmental events such floods and droughts, economic disruptions, and political factors like armed conflict. It is estimated that more than 840 million people in the world are malnourished from lack of calories, 799 million of them live in the developing world and more than 153 million are children under the age of five.
Losing or gaining one pound a week depends on either cutting or adding 500 calories per day (one pound = 3500 calories÷7=500). If you cut 250 calories from your daily intake and burn another 250 calories a day, you will lose one pound a week. Burning calories can be as easy - take a walk with your spouse, child, friend, or dog; using the stairs instead of the elevator; parking farther from the store or walk to the store; losing the remote control to change the channel; doing garden work. The American Academy of Family Physicians tells us that it is an accumulation of lifestyle habits that have the long term effects.
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• Nutrition Quote: “What is food to one man may be fierce poison to others.” - Lucretius
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My Pyramid, Steps to a Healthier You -
Make healthy food choices and be active every day. MyPyramid show that can benefit from taking small steps to improve your diet and lifestyle each day. Proportionality, Variety, Personalization (One size does not fit all.), Moderation, Activity.
LESSON IDEA - Have your students calculate how many ounces of grain would be required for the classroom, the school, the families of students, and the community, that would satisfy a daily 2,000 calorie diet. For instance, MyPyramid.gov recommends 6 oz of grain each day. Then research where this food is grown, how it is produced and marketed, the cost of feeding various size populations, the resources needed to feed 6 ounces of grain each person. Another facet of the lesson could be baking bread, a study of the word companion (someone you break bread with), the health care costs of not eating a balanced diet.
• Sharing Food posters and lesson plan ideas
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Keys To Healty Eating Anatomical Chart Plastic
Defines and describes the role of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins and minerals in the body. Discusses various low-fat diets associated with vegetarianism, complimentary proteins, and healthy ways to eat meat. Lists good sources of fiber and vegetable protein. Shows recommended daily requirements of key vitamins and minerals and discusses supplements. Diagrams percent of calorie intake that should come from carbs, protein, and fats. Also available in Spanish.
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Catch a Rainbow
Stay healty by eathing 8-9 fruits & vegetables every day! Can you eat different colors today?
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Portion Distortion
Measure up, Bigger isn't better, By the number, Everyday excess.
Did you know - The number of overweight people in the world – 1.1 billion – now equals the number of undernourished people?
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• Author and food lover Orson Welles said “My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.”
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Handy Portions
When thinking about portions of the food you eat use this "handy" guide to help you. - 3 oz. of meat=same size as the palm of your hand; 1/2 cup cooked vegetables or past=same as one cupped hand; 1 oz. of cheese=same as length and width of you thumb; 1 teaspoon=same as the tip of your thumb; 1 cup of raw leafy vegetables of spinach=same as two cupped hands; 1 tablespoon=same as three thumb tips; 1 cup of dry cereal/popcorn or 1 medium piece of fruit=same as the size of your fist.
LESSON IDEA - If you are using this poster with younger children have them compare the size of their hand with an adult. Have samples of nonperishable food (pasta for example unless you want to share other food items as part of the lesson) and measure the portion in an adult hand, a child hand and a measuring cup.
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You Are What You Eat
Remember - it's what's inside that counts. Top 10 healthy picks: carrots, soy, tuna, garlic, spinach, oatmeal, yogurt, broccoli, oranges, tomatoes.
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50 Ways to Eat Healthier-
Make a fruit smoothie for breakfast or a snack, skip adding sugar to foods like cereal, fruit, or iced tea, change to a whole grain breakfast cereal, drink milk with your meals instead of soda, put sliced bananas or strawberries on your cereal, eat fruit for dessert, skip ordering “supersizes”, share your fries, put away the salt shaker, go to the farmers' market for freshest produce, plant a vegetable garden ...
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Are you a Vegetarian? Have you made a choice not to eat meat, poultry or fish?
Eat a variety of foods for you health | Quick, health food choices | Include vegetarian sources of protein for energy and growth.
• more vegetable posters
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Super Sippers - A New Way to Think About What You Drink!
Who thinks about what they drink when munching of a burger, bagel, or banana?
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Tummy Yummies
Healthy, Fun Snacksfor Kids!
Try healthy snacks on a stick!, Make kids smile at snack time!, Kids love color & crunch!, Wrap up kid-size portions!
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A Healthy Habit: Read Food Labels
Scan the Nutrition Facts panel on packages to evaluate what's inside and compare the nutrient value of foods - hints include “Start Here” with serving size and end with “Footnotes”.
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Get Your Calcium Rich Foods, creamy, fresh, simple, rich, Savor the Flavor.
• dairy posters
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Focus on Fruits
Juicy, Crisp, Tempting, Refreshing, Treats to eat!
• fruit posters
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Go Lean with Protein - Tempting, Satisfying, Energizing - Crave the Flavor
• meat posters
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Vegetables - Vary Your Veggies - Fresh, Crunchy, Colorful, Bright - Bite into a bunch of good stuff!
• vegetables posters
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Eat Smart! - The likenesses of Einstein, Lincoln, Barack Obama, and Sherlock Holmes are such familiar images that even a suggestion of their countenance imparts the aura of wisdom.
Take a look at Giuseppe Arcimboldo portraits of the Four Seasons- the faces of the seasons are composed of fruits, vegetables, and other edibles representative of the season.
• Einstein posters
• Lincoln posters
• Holmes posters
• optical illusions
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