carbohydrates• Carbohydrates provides energy for the body.• cereal, bread and spaghetti have it• carbohydrates contain carbon, oxygen and hydrogen• carbohydrates fuel everything from your muscles to your brain• two types are simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates

FATS• Fat help in healthy growth and development in

young children• Butter, meat and French fries• Fats can be bad for you if you have too much• But they can be good for you for healthy growth

and development• White or yellow substance found in animal

bodies and certain seeds• Saturated fats, unsaturated fats, trans-fatty

acids

protein• Protein is necessary for the building and repair of

body tissue• Eggs, milk and cheese have it• A molecule made up of amino acids that are basis

of body structures. Such as skin and hair and of substances such as enzymes and antibodies

• Enzymes, hormones, transport proteins, immunoglobulin or antibodies, structural proteins, motor proteins, receptor proteins, signalling proteins, storage protein

• Organic compound containing nitrogen, forming an essential part of animals food

Fibre• Fibre stimulates the action of the intestines• Bread, fruit and grains• fights diseases, stops constipation• Thread-like strand; substance formed of fibres• Pectin, beta-glucans, gums, arabinose

vitamins• Vitamins and minerals boost the immune

system, support normal growth and development, and help cells and organs do their jobs.

• Kiwi, oranges, broccoli and bananas• Vitamins are vital organic compounds

required by an organism for healthy survival

• Organic substance essential to nutrition• A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, C, D & E

Minerals• The body uses minerals to perform many

different functions — from building strong bones to transmitting nerve impulses.

• yogurt, bananas, beef, nuts, fish & carrots• minerals help your body grow, develop, and

stay healthy• Inorganic natural substance in foods • calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium,

potassium, chloride, and sulfur, iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride, and selenium.

Water• Water carries oxygen and nutrients into all your

cells, regulates your body temperature and helps eliminate wastes in your body

• Oranges, strawberries, coconuts and tomatoes• About 75% of the body is water• Colourless odourless tasteless liquid that is

a compound of hydrogen and oxygen• Fresh water

Bibliography• Carbohydrates:• http://www.kscience.co.uk/as/module1/carbohydrates.htm  • Fats:• http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/ViewDocument.aspx?id=57 • http://www.bayareanutrition.com/articles/typesoffats.html • Oxford English Minidictonary Compiled by JOYCE M. HAWKINS• Clarendon Press Oxford 1994 • Proteins: •  Oxford English Minidictonary Compiled by JOYCE M. HAWKINS• Clarendon Press Oxford 1994• http://www.bodyhealth.com/html/biobuilde/key.asp • http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&sear

ch=protein

• http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081013190014AAxL6Ik  • Fibre:• Oxford English Minidictonary Compiled by JOYCE M. HAWKINS• Clarendon Press Oxford 1994http://www.carbs-information.com/dietary-fiber-types.htm  

Bibliography• Vitamins:• http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/vitamins_minerals.html• http://www.factsaboutvitamins.net/index.php • http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?le

xtype=3&search=Vitamin

• http://www.factsaboutvitamins.net/index.php • Minerals:• http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/minerals.html• http://www.healthy-vitamin-choice.com/minerals-in-foods.html• Oxford English Minidictonary Compiled by JOYCE M. HAWKINS• Clarendon Press Oxford 1994• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_water_do_to_your_body • Water: http://www.walkinthelight.ca/what_water_does_in_the_body.htm • Oxford English Minidictonary Compiled by JOYCE M. HAWKINS• Clarendon Press Oxford 1994