What is a Highly Active Teenager?

A highly active teenager is a teen who is active between 5-7 days a week for at least one hour. As a highly active teenager, you need energy to keep you running and doing the activity you like to do. You also need to be healthy and eat right! In this blog you will learn all about how to be healthy as a highly active teenager.

This is a picture of the new food pyramid from mypyramid.gov.

Bibliography

"Carbohydrates."Vision Learning. The Nation Science Foundation.

"The Nutrition Source Fats and Cholestrol. "Harvard. Harvard School of Public Health.

"Protein." Mammas Health. Mammas health. .

fats

There are two different types of fats, good fats and bad fats. Bad fats are saturated and trans fat. Monounsarurated and Polyunsaturated fats are good fats that lower the risk of diseases. Some foods that include fat are butter's, and meets.(beef) Unsaturated fats are found in foods that come from plants or fish. Also some oils that are good for you include olive oil, peanut oil, and canadian oil. Saturated fats are found in animal products, such as milk, butter, chesses, and meats. If you eat too much saturated fats, you can increase blood cholestrol levels and have a greater risk of heart diseases. 

Protein

Protein is the primary component of all the tissue in our body and is the main component of the muscle tissue. Protein helps to develop muscle strength, and development. It also helps improve athletic performance. The most important function of protein is to replace tissues in your body, muscle, organs, and some of your hormones. The average amount of protein that a highly active teenager should be eating is about 28.8 grams to 49.6 grams of protein. Some foods that have protein in it are eggs, milk, and meats.

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for our body. Carbohydrates are broken down during the process of metabolism. Once the carbohydrates are broken down, they release energy for the body to use. There are two different kinds of carbohydrates. There are simple sugars, and complex carbohydrates. Simple sugars are made up of one or two sugar units, Glucose or Fructose. Simple sugars taste sweet and are broken down quickly for the body to use the energy. Glucose is a type of sugar that is stored in the body for energy, and Fructose is found in fruits. The complex carbohydrates are links of simple sugars linked together. These sugars are stored for a longer period of time.