Post on 15-Dec-2015
• Supplies food energy for your body
• Types of carbs– Simple carbohydrates (sugars)
• in sugar from a sugar bowl, fruit, and milk
– Complex carbohydrates (starches)• in grain products such as bread, crackers,
pasta, and rice
• 250 grams of carbs per day
• 4 calories for each carb
• Too many can cause high blood sugar
• Can be converted into glucose
• The bodies primary source of energy
• Left over carbs stored in the liver and muscles
• Gives insulation for organs • Types of fats
– Unsaturated Fats• in plant foods and fish
– Saturated Fats• in animal products such as meat, butter, cheese
and milk
– Trans fats• Margarine, snack foods, baked goods, and fried
foods
• Important for healthy growth
• Gives insulation against extreme temperature
• Men need around 90 grams per day
• Women need around 65 grams per day
• Transports oxygen to every cell in your body
• Helps build bones
• Types of protein– Complete
• From animals such as meat and milk
– Incomplete• From vegetables
• Repairs muscle
• Grows tissue
• Regulates Hormones
• Controls Metabolism
• Defends against illness
• Makes up your body
• 1 gram of protein for each Kg of your body each day
• Most protein is burned as calories
• Indigestible carbohydrates
• Two types:– Soluble Fibre
• Fruits, vegetables, and grains.• Stabilizes blood sugar
– Insoluble Fibre• Wheat bran, dried beans, whole grains and seeds• Prevents constipation
• Helps weight loss
• Many types of vitamins– Vitamin D
• Helps bones develop• milk and other dairy
– Vitamin A• Helps vision• Carrots and other orange fruits and vegetables
– Vitamin C• Helps with healing cuts• Oranges and other citrus fruits
– Vitamin B’s• Helps body make protein and energy• in leafy green vegetables
• Two types– Fat soluble ~Stored in fat
• Vitamin A, D, E, and K
– Water soluble ~Flow through blood stream
• All of Vitamin B’s (B1, B2 etc.)
• Need a variety of vitamins
• Many types of minerals– Calcium
• Dairy• Helps with growth of bones
– Chloride• Salt and salty vegetables I.E. olives, kelp etc.• Controls flow of fluid in body, regulates acids in body, forms
part of acid in stomach
– Magnesium• Found in all types of food• Helps with formation of bone and teeth, relaxes muscles,
Produces energy
– Phosphorus• Meat, poultry, and fish• Formation of bone and teeth, kidney function, cell growth,
and heart contraction– Potassium
• Fruit, vegetables, whole grains• Growth of body, building of bones, nerves, and heart activity.
– Sodium• Salt• Produces acid in stomach
– Sulphur• Protein foods such as eggs, garlic, and Brussels sprouts• Disinfect body, assist immune system, fights aged related
disease.
• More than two-thirds of body weight– Brain
• 95% water
– Blood• 82% water
– Lungs• 90% water
• Dehydration if there is a 2% drop in water supply.
• Two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen.
• Many functions– Lubricant– Base of saliva– Forms fluids around joints– Regulates body temperature– Moves food through intestine more easily eliminating
constipation– Regulates metabolism
• Drinking eight glasses of water daily decreases risk of– Colon cancer by 45% and bladder cancer by 50%
• 20% of water from food, 80% from beverages
• Water is contained in virtually all food especially fruits and vegetables
• http://www.anyvitamins.com/minerals-info.htm
• http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber• http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/water-
education/water-health.htm• http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/html• http://www.wikipedia.org/