Some Interesting
Nutritional Information
from the website, Fun
Food Facts
Lemons contain more sugar than
strawberries
Carrots Really Can Help You See In The
Dark
The first breakfast cereal ever
produced was Shredded Wheat
Half of the world's population live on a
staple diet of rice
When a source of Vitamin C (orange, lemon,
grapefruit, strawberry, tomato, potato, etc.) is
eaten with meat or cooked dry beans, the body
makes better use of the iron in the protein food.
A portion of the water you drink has
already been drunk by someone else,
maybe several times over
It Takes 3500 Calories To Make A
Pound Of Fat!
The Average Person Eats Almost
1500 Pounds Of Food A Year!
Balance your food choices - don't eat
too much of one thing
A calorie is a measure of heat energy - the
amount of heat needed to raise the temperature
of 1 liter of water 1oC. Calories in food become
energy in our bodies.
There are about 100,000 bacteria in
one litre of drinking water
Sometimes Frozen Fruits And
Vegetables Are More Nutritious
Than Fresh!
A Person With A Good Diet
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clear skin
glossy hair
sparkling eyes
firm muscles
straight posture
proper weight
bright smile
alert
fun-loving
ready to get the most out of life
A Person With A Bad Diet
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pale or blotchy skin
lifeless hair
dark circles under dull eyes
flabby muscles
droopy posture
too thin or fat
pale gums, bad teeth
tires quickly
seems crabby or lazy
drags through life
You're More Likely To Be Hungry If
You're Cold!
Glucose
(Dextrose, Grape Sugar, or Corn Sugar)
Somewhat less sweet than cane sugar and is
soluble in hot or cold water. Found in sweet
fruits such as grapes, berries, & oranges and in
some vegetables such as sweet corn & carrots.
It is prepared commercially as corn syrup.
Fructose
(Fruit Sugar). Highly soluble. It is much sweeter
than cane sugar and is found in honey, ripe
fruits, and some vegetables.
Sucrose
The table sugar with which we are familiar and is
found in cane or beet sugar, brown sugar,
molasses, & maple sugar. Many fruits & some
vegetables contain small amounts of sucrose.
Lactose
(Milk Sugar). Produced by mammals & the only
carbohydrate of animal origin of significance
in the diet. It is about 1/6 as sweet as sucrose
& dissolves poorly in cold water. The lactose in
milk varies from 2% to 8%.