Download Essential nutrients

By: Cecil Ramsay
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Provides energy
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There are 2 types of carbs
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Good Sources: bran, barley, potatoes, corn, beans
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Makes your blood sugar rise
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Bad Sources: candy, white flours, soda, chocolate
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Burning carbs helps make your body warm
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180-230 carbs per day recommended
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3 types of fats
Saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated
9 calories per gram of fat
Bad fats can lead kids into obesity and other diseases
Good Sources: vegetables, organic oils, fish, nuts
Bad Sources: meat, fast food, hydrogenated oils
Fat provides back-up energy if blood sugar supplies run
out
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Builds, maintains and repairs body tissue
50 grams per day recommended for teens
Good Sources: beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products,
nuts
Bad sources: deli slices, fried protein
More than one type of protein
Protein is an essential component of the diet
Proteins are composed of small units
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There are two types of vitamins
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Fat soluble and water-soluble
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Good Sources: orange and green vegetables, orange fruits,
eggs
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Bad Sources: fried foods, candy, soda
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Provides energy
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Helps with eyesight, growth and boosts immune system
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Vitamin A, B, C, D, E and K
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2 types of minerals
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Major (large) minerals and trace minerals
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Helps your body grow, develop, and stay healthy
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Good Sources: Milk, cheese, meats, fruits etc.
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Bad Sources: fast foods, energy drinks, candy etc.
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Provides essential nutrients
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Calcium mineral builds bones and teeth
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Helps move food through the digestive system
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2 types of fiber
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Soluble fiber and Insoluble fiber
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Contains no calories
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Good Sources: bran, whole wheat bread, some beans ect.
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Prevents diabetes and heart disease
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Carries oxygen to cells
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0 types
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Important during sports, reduces dehydration
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Each cell depends on it to function normally
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Part of immune system, helps fight illness
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Body needs water for many important jobs
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Can’t survive without water
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http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/nutrition/a/carbfacts.htm
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http://www.ehow.com/info_7931309_fat-kids.html
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http://www.ehow.com/about_5394379_vitamin-kids.html
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/carb.html
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/protein.html
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http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html
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http://www.livestrong.com/article/206223-vitamin-facts-forkids/
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/minerals.html
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http://www.medicinenet.com/fiber/article.htm
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http://www.ehow.com/facts_4967477_foods-fiber-kids.html