(BON) Basics of Nutrition Module Overview

Basics of Nutrition Module Overview

 

Introduction

What did you eat today? Do you know how many and which nutrients the food item contained? If you cannot answer this question now, you soon will! This module will cover the basics of nutrition and will explore nutrient groups and the importance of proper nutrient absorption. You will examine the path that food takes through your body from your mouth, well, to the end of the road - the bathroom. Yes, there is a lot that goes on in your body to transform food from your plate to energy that you need to grow and thrive. Let's take a look now!

 

Essential Questions

  1. What type of chemical change happens in the body during the digestive process?
  2. What type of components are needed for the body to digest food? Name them.
  3. How would you map out the digestive process from beginning to end?
  4. What are the 6 nutrient groups ?
  5. What is the best way to get nutrients into the body?
  6. What type of items can block nutrient absorption?
  1. What type of chemical change happens in the body during the digestive process?
  2. What type of components are needed for the body to digest food? Name them.
  3. How would you map out the digestive process from beginning to end?
  4. What are the 6 nutrient groups ?
  5. What is the best way to get nutrients into the body?
  6. What type of items can block nutrient absorption?

 

Key Terms

The following key terms are essential to understanding the material in this module. 

  1. Nutrition - the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary to nourish the body to facilitate function and growth
  2. Nutrients - substance that the human body needs to live and thrive that must be obtained from an outside source
  3. Essential Nutrients - nutrients that cannot be synthesized (created) by the cell and must be obtained in food
  4. Non Essential Nutrients - nutrients synthesized (created) by the cell even if they are not present in food
  5. Digestion - the process by which food and other ingested material are broken down into nutrients that can be used by the body and later, waste products
  6. Esophagus - a muscular passage connecting the mouth or pharynx with the stomach
  7. Stomach - a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal that forms an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food

 

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