NUTRITION

Fibre

• refers to carbohydrates that can’t be digested• 2 types: soluble and insoluble• soluble- partly dissolves in water• insoluble-doesn’t dissolve in water• high fibre foods: brocolli,bananas,legums etc.• 30-40g/day• high fibre foods takes longer to digest

Protein

• carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen,sulfur make proteins

• builds up, maintains, replaces tissues in body• best sources: beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy • muscles, organs, your immune system: made up

of protein• your body uses protein to make hemoglobin• only source of nitrogen in body• 40g-60g of protein each day

Vitamins

• substances that are found in foods we eat• types: Vitamin A-E and K• vitamin D in milk helps your bones grow• vitamin A in carrots helps your sight• food rich in vitamin C: citrus fruits• food rich in vitamin E: whole grains• food rich in vitamin K: green vegetables

Minerals

• helps body grow, develop, stay healthy• 2 kinds : macrominerals and trace• calcium is top macromineral for bones• potassium keeps muscles and nervous system

working• zinc helps your immune system• iron helps the formation of hemoglobin • body uses minerals to perform many tasks

Fats

• fats are a component in food• 3 types: unsaturated, saturated and trans fat• unsaturated: found in plant food and fish• saturated:found in meat, butter, cheese, milk• trans: found in margarine, and restaurants• kids should get 600 fat calories/day• vegetables, have almost no fat, unlike

beef,butter,oils

Carbohydrates

• supplies energy to body• 2 types: simple and complex• simple: simple sugars, quickest source of energy• complex: called starches, makes you satisfied

longer• sources: legumes,vegetables,whole grains etc.• contain carbon, oxygen and hydrogen• 130 g/day required

Water

• helps transport nutrients and waste products in and out of cells

• necessary for all digestive, absorption, circulatory, and excretory functions

• needed for the function of the water-soluble vitamins• needed for the maintenance of proper body

temperature• makes up about half of body weight • daily recommended amount, eight cups per day• necessary for life

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