6 ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS What are nutrients? What do nutrients

do for our bodies? How can we get

nutrients? Are all nutrients

good for you?

PROTEINFor Growth

and REPAIR of body cells.

PROTEIN GROUP Red meat (Beef) Poultry Fish Eggs Dry Beans Nuts Legumes (dried beans,

dried peas, clover and alfalfa are all legumes) Nitrogen producing plants

Dairy Group

Milk (low fat is best) Cheese Yogurt Low fat or Fat free

Ice Cream

Carbohydrates- main source of energy

STARCHES Bread Cereal Rice Pasta Potatoes, corn and

dried beans Legumes

Complex

Carbohydrates- Simple Sugars Candy Soft drinks Cookies Desserts Jams Jellies Jell-O

Fats- provides energy TRANS-FAT- is the

most harmful of all fats!

SATURATED FAT Solid at room temp. Raises cholesterol Meat, eggs, cheese,

milk and butter Tropical oils- coconut

and palm

FATS- make you feel full

Liquid at room temperature

Vegetable Oils Nuts

MINERALS- Calcium and Phosphorus

Strong bones and teeth

Milk Cheese Yogurt Puddings Broccoli

Minerals- Iron Helps red blood

cells carry oxygen Meat (red- beef)-

liver Eggs Legumes Dried beans Nuts Dried fruits Whole Grains

Minerals- Sodium

Table Salt Pretzels Processed foods Canned vegetables

Vitamin A Deep yellow fruits

and vegetables Broccoli Carrots Apricots Peaches Cantaloupe Pumpkins Sweet Potatoes Dairy Products

Vitamin C Citrus fruits Oranges Grapefruit Lemons Limes Tomatoes Pineapples

Vitamin D

MilkSunshine

B-Complex Vitamins Thiamine Riboflavin Niacin B6 and B12 Folic acid Legumes Meats Grain products

WATER Essential for life Drink 6 to 8

glasses daily All non

caffeinated beverages

Fruit juice Soups Milk

FIBER Comes from plant

sources Healthy digestive

system Lowers cholesterol Whole grains Fruit Vegetables Beans and Legumes

HOMEWORKNUTRIENT WHEEL

Food Sources- need 6Functions of the Nutrient- need 3Nutrients- list 6 essential- 1 in each wedge