Natalie Kleijn Computers 8

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Carbohydrates Play a major role in promoting fitness Examples that contain carbs

Sugars Breads Candy Wine Starches Pastas Sodas Fruit

Add taste and appearance to food 2 types of carbohydrates

Simple Complex Your body can break down carbs quickly

Fat Fat is a component in food Kids will eat 2,000 calories a day 30% of 2,000 is fat You eat 600 calories of fat Some food that contains fat are:

Whole milk nuts oils butter and meats

Fat sound like something you should not eat

Protein Proteins are organic compounds Animal protein and vegetable protein have

the same effects broiled porterhouses steak has 38 grams

of protein Some examples of foods with protein are: Meat eggs dairy products

Vitamins A,C,D,K and E are some vitaminsA compound is called a vitaminVitamins have diverse biochemical

functions Dissolve in fatThere are 2 types

Fat soluble water soluble

MineralsDietary minerals are in organic

substances.Our body needs adequate amounts

of dietary mineralsYou must take minerals to sustain

physical healthSmall amounts of minerals are in

food

WaterYour body constantly looses water 70% of your body is waterYou need water to surviveWater that is in some products

Juices drinks You should replace water very often It has no calories Suggested 168 ml per day

Bibliography http://www.iloveindia.com/nutrition/carbohydrates/functions-of-carbo

hydrates.html http://www.mamashealth.com/nutrition/carbo.asp http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/fat.html http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/protien http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutrtionsource/what-you-eeat/protein/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dietary http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/supplements/NU00198 http://www.anwsers.com/topic/dietary-mineral http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/water

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