Food And Nutrtion Project

Food And Nutrtion Project



By: Annette

Reccomended Daily Servings For Teenagers

Here Is Canada's Food Guide For How many servings of each catagorie we should be eating per day!


This is a very important guide to follow because Teenagers often don't get the proper amount of servings per day!

Including Food Groups!

Including Food Groups

Its easy to include foods that are liked by many into breakfast.

Breakfast is a tricky meal to work with. Some people who don't like certain foods have a hard tim eating this meal. Here are some ways to include all of the food groups in your meal!

Since added sugar isn't recommended for your meal, having foods that naturally have sugar can make the meal tast better. For example having sugary cerals for breakfast is not the best idea because they provide so much energy that you will be hyper active for a period of time but it will decrease in a few hourse making you feel tired. Instead have fruit! Fruit has sugar in them natuarally! Apples and Strawberrys are known for being very sweet. Slice a few of them up in a Bran Ceral (known for being bland) and you will have a sweet taste to your healthy cereal!

For people who don't like milk, try soy milk. It has the same amount of serving as milk. Some people find soy milk to be tastier because they come in different flavours!

Eating a whole grain piece of bread may be hard to eat, but with jam it is easier to digest!

Add a slice of cheese if you dont like jam or even add raspberrys on top!

Vegetarians or vegans have a hard time finding foods to eat! Find soy products such as soy meat and products to include in your diet. They are known to taste just like meat and have the same amount of nutrition. A good brand to try is Tofurkey!

Having juice with your meal can really make a differance. Have a cup of apple juice or orange juice! Most people tend to like these drinks!

Compete Breakfasts

Complete Breakfast Ideas

First Meal Choice

-Half a grapefruit

-Two ounces of a sausages

-Eight Ounces Of Milk

- One slice of Toast

*You can also include 1 table spoon of jam on your toast.

Second Meal Choice

-1 Whole Grain Bagel

-A slice of Cheese

-Half a Banana

- A slice of Bacon

- Cup of Orange Juice

* You can add a pat of butter

Third Meal Choice

- Half an Apple

- One slice of toast

- One breakfast sausage

- A cup of Milk

* You can add a pat of butter or a Tablespoon of Jam

Reasons Why Teenagers Tend To Skip Breakfast

Why do teenagers tend to skip breakfast?

There are many people who skip breakfast, but teenagers are the most likely to skip this very important meal!

Time is always something that everyone has to juggle! Teenagers especially, don't have time to eat due to the early morning wakeup. Teenagers tend to sleep late at night causing them to catch a few more minuites in the morning. When they don't wake up early they are rushing for school and breakfast tends to slip their mind!
Some tips to include breakfast to your routine are: Prepare your stuff in the morning, wheter its getting your clothes ready, your books ready and get your breakfast items prepared so you dont have to scowl y0ur fridge to prepare the meal! Breakfast doesnt have to be complicated or time consuiming, having a nutritious breakfast doesn't have to be a hassle!

Some foods are not appealing to some; therefore causing people to avoid breakfast! Also when there is nothing in the fridge or your pantry you are likely to opt out of breakfast! Sometimes Some tips to help people eat breakfast are: Try new foods that you like, ask who ever is in charge of your breakfast meals to change it up once in a while, Go to the grocery store and see healthy options for breakfast that is easy to prepare or if you don't have enough time in the morning to eat; prepare your breakfast in containers so you can eat while on your way to school!

Price of foods can also be an issue for some. Breakfast doesn't have to be a costly thing to prepare. But some foods can be on the pricy side, but there are ways to make breakfast affordable. Some students can only afford a few meals and breakfast seems to be forgotten. Some ways to have breakfast is to; get food stamps from your school, take advantage of sales and cupons on food at the grocery store, buy store brand food and buy food in bulk.

Why is Breakfast Important?

Why is breakfast important?

Breakfast is definitely very important in your everyday life! In fact, breakfast may be the MOST important meal of your day!
Breakfast accounts for 1/4 of your meals in a day! The term "breakfast" means to literally break fast. After a long sleep at night, your body is ready to refuel in the morning. Without breakfast you will feel more tired, low patient, moody and unmotivated. Breakfast keeps people going throughout the morning and even the day. Having a proper nutritional meal is also essential!
Studies have shown that some possibilities of missing breakfast are: Feeling miserable, Starving feeling, Not being productive in the morning, Not being able to focus and not effecient. Since students need to focus in school, not being able to pay attention in the morning plays a critical role in a students life!