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Carbohydrates
• They are either starches or sugars
• Sources:
– oatmeal, bread, honey, rice, millet, barley, noodles, wine
and beer.
• There are two major types of carbohydrates, simple and
complex.
• If you have a lollipop, you're eating simple carbohydrates.
• Carbohydrates give us calcium and B vitamins
• Carbohydrates are foods which give you energy
• Carbohydrates are made up of hydrocarbon molecules
Fats
• The name fat may sound like you shouldn't eat it
• People need a certain amount of fat in their diets
• Kids should get 30% of their daily calories from
fat
• Peanut butter:140 of 190 calories from fat
• Trans fats: These fats are found in margarine
• Unsaturated fats: These are found in plant
foods and fish.
Protein
• Milk, soy milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt,
peanut butter.
• Your muscles, and your organs, need
protein
• Protein replaces the tissues in your body.
• Protein make lots of specialized protein
molecules
• A type of protein is called complete
• Complete is made up of animal sources
Fibre
• You need fibre in your everyday life
• It lowers your risk of diabetes, heart
disease
• whole grains, vegetables, and fruits
• It can help you not be constipated
• There are two types of fibre
– soluble and insoluble
Vitamins
• Types:
– water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins
• Water-soluble vitamins:
– B vitamins and vitamin C
• Fat-soluble:
– Vitamins A, ,D E, and K
• There are 13 vitamins your body needs
• Sources:
– Aloe vera, algae, brewer’s yeast, seeds, wheat germ
Minerals
• Sources:
– red meat, beef
• Types:
– Macrominerals and trace minerals
• Functions:
– building strong bones
• Minerals are the chemical elements
• They are are not rocks
Water
• Sources:
– The ocean, lakes, rain
• Water refers only to its liquid form or state
• Water has three states
– Solid, liquid, invisible
• there is salt, fresh, and filtered water
• We are made up of 70% water