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NUTRIENT BASICS
POWERPOINT STUDY GUIDE
Name _______________ Per ____
1. Define “nutrients”
2. List 4 reasons why your body needs nutrients
3. What are the six essential nutrients
4. What are the functions of water in the diet?
Carbohydrates
1. What are the two types of carbohydrates present in foods?
2. List four examples of carbohydrates and say whether they are simple or complex
carbs.
Example of carbohydrates
Simple or Complex
3. What is the function of carbohydrates?
4. What is “fiber”?
4. Give two sources of fiber in the diet.
5. What is the function of fiber in your diet?
Proteins
1. List 4 food sources:
2. Protein’s function in the body:
3. Of the ____ amino acids, the body is able to make 11 of them. The other ____ are
called
_____________________________.
4. Complete proteins include ________ sources.
5.Incomplete proteins are found in ________ sources.
Fat
1. Food sources:
2. Functions:
3. For each types of fat, list the function and sources:
Saturated:
Unsaturated
Trans-Fats
Vitamins
1. Name the water either
water or fate soluble
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin B-Complex
Vitamin C
Minerals include:
1. Food sources:
2. Functions in the body
Food Source
Function
3. What is a “nutrient deficiency”?
3. What are some of the signs and symptoms of nutrient deficiency?
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