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• 2 Types
– Simple Carbohydrates
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White Sugar
Lollipop
quick but short-term energy burst
sugars that rapidly absorb into bloodstream
– Complex Carbohydrate
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Grains
Breads, Crackers, Pasta, And Rice
Starchy foods that absorb slowly into bloodstream
Longer lasting energy
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Body breaks them down into simple sugars
Sugar is absorbed into bloodstream
Sugar level rises and pancreas makes insulin
Half our energy should come from
Carbohydrates
• Eating to much Carbohydrates leads to weight
gain
• Carbohydrates contain carbon, oxygen and
hydrogen.
• Grain foods are an easy way to meet your
carbohydrate needs
• 3 Types
– Trans Fats
• Margarine
– Saturated Fats
• Meat and Animal Products
– Unsaturated Fats
• Plant foods and fish
• Fruits and Vegetables have almost no fat
• Fat is important part of healthy diet
• Fat is a good source of energy
• 90 grams for men, 65 grams for women per day
• Transport oxygen to every cell in body
• Fats are the chemically active part of cell
membranes
• Eating too much fat raises blood
cholerestol levels
• The basis for every hormone, brain, and
nervous system function
• Fats fuel the body and help absorb some
vitamins
• Best Sources are beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy
products, nuts, seeds, and legumes
• Builds up, maintains, replaces tissues in body
• Muscles, Organs, and Immune System made of
mostly protein
• Used to make hemoglobin
• Used to build your heart
• Builds, maintains, and replaces body tissue
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Found in plants
Keeps your digestive system healthy
Lowers blood cholesterol
25 – 38 grams of fibre per day
Best sources are wheat bran and whole grain
foods
• Prevents constipation
• Lowers risk of colon cancer and heart disease
• Improve blood sugar in people with
diabetes
• 2 types
– water soluble
• soft fibre that dissolves in water
• lower blood cholesterol
• controls blood sugars
– water insoluble
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does not dissolve in water
prevents constipation
keep the digestive system healthy
lowers the risk of certain cancers
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There are 6 types of vitamins:
Vitamin A helps improve your eyesight
Vitamin B assists in generating energy
Vitamin C supports the gum and muscles
Vitamin D helps strengthen bones and teeth
Vitamin E takes care of your lungs
Vitamin K keeps the blood clotting proteins
normal
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Food that have the vitamins in it:
Vitamin A is in carrots
Vitamin B is in leafy green vegetables
Vitamin C is in oranges
Vitamin D is in milk
Vitamin E is found in eggs
Vitamin K is in turnip greens
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We require vitamins to live healthy lives
Our bodies cannot produce vitamins
Taking natural vitamins is good for body
Vitamins are used for many things
Vitamins prevent disease and sickness
There are more vitamins in fresh food
Canned food also has many vitamins
• They’re 16 minerals needed in our diet
• These include: sodium, potassium, chloride,
calcium, phosphorus
• Magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc, iodide, selenium,
copper
• Fluoride, chromium, molybdenum, and
manganese
• These are classified in two groups:
• Macro minerals- found in larger quantities
• Trace minerals- found in smaller quantities
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Some foods containing iron are:
Meat, tuna, eggs, beans, raisins, and broccoli
Some foods with potassium are:
Bananas, tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts, lentils,
and oranges
• A few foods with zinc include:
• Beef, pork, lamb, and peas
• All these foods provide nutrition for us
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Minerals help you grow and stay healthy
Your body uses minerals to perform jobs
Minerals help you maintain a normal heartbeat
Everybody needs a trace of each mineral
Everyone also needs larger amounts of minerals
These minerals are needed each day
Minerals also come in servings of fluids
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Our body is 50-70% water
Water is drank to balance our water level
Water hydrates us, helping us perform jobs
We’d survive longer without food than water
We use water to: bath and cook
Brush our teeth and grow plants
Without water our lives would be difficult
Maybe now you know a bit more about the things you put in your body
and what they do!
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/minerals.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html
http://www.factsaboutvitamins.net/
http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/vitamins_minerals.html
http://www.diabetes.ca/about-diabetes/nutrition/fibre/
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/fat.html
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-youeat/carbohydrates/
http://caloriecount.about.com/protein-facts-nf203