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By: Ellen de Crom
Computers 8
Block B
Carbohydrates
• Serves as major energy source
• 2 types:
– Complex (starches)
• Sources: Pasta, cereal, grains, ect.
– Simple (Sugars)
• Sources: fruit, veggies, candy, ect.
• Ideally 40% of diet
Fats
• Fuel body & absorbs vitamins
• Builds hormones & insulates nervous system
• 3 types:
– Saturated Fat
• Sources: Meat, butter, cheese, milk, ect.
– Unsaturated Fat
• Sources: Plant foods, fish, ect.
– Trans fat
• Sources: Margarine, snack foods, baked goods, fried food,
ect.
• Ideally 30% of diet
Protein
• Builds up, maintains, & replaces body
tissue
• Provides energy
• Types:
– Complete
• Sources: meat, milk, other dairy, ect.
– Incomplete
• Sources: Vegetables (lacks essential amino acids)
• Ideally 60 grams a day
Fibre
• Indigestible- goes right through body
• Keeps digestive system healthy
• Types:
– Soluble Fibre
• Sources: Fruits, vegetables, oat bran, barley, flaxseed, dried
beans, whole grain foods, ect.
– Insoluble Fibre
• Sources: wheat bran, corn bran, rice bran, the skins of fruits
and vegetables, nuts, seeds, dried beans, wholegrain foods,
ect.
• Ideal daily intake: 35-45 grams
Vitamins
• Benefits:
– Helps bones (Vitamin D)
– helps you see at night (Vitamin A)
– Helps body heal (Vitamin C)
– helps make protein and energy (Vitamin B)
• Types:
– Fat Soluble
• Sources: Vitamins A, D, E, K, ect. (Carots, Milk, ect.)
– Water Soluble
• Sources: Vitamins B, C, ect. (Milk, and milk products,
broccoli, asparagus, grains, ect.)
• 13 vitamins body needs
Minerals
• Body uses to perform these functions:
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Building bones
Transmitting nerve impulses
Makes hormones
Helps maintain healthy heartbeat
• Types:
– Macrominerals (body needs lots)
• Sources: calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium,
potassium, chloride, sulfur, ect.
– Trace Minerals (Body need small amounts)
• Sources: Iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, ect.
• Not enough can lead to health problems
Water
• Benefits & Importance:
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Regulates body temperature
Helps nutrients travel to organs.
transports oxygen to cells
protects joints & organs.
• Sources:
– Any liquids or foods with moisture
• Recommended 8 cups a day
• Body made up about 60-70% water
• Blood mostly water & muscles, lungs, brain, ect..
Contain water
Bibliography
• http://kidshealth.org/kid/
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/carbohydrates
• http://www.weightlossforall.com/simple-carbs.htm
•
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Fibre_in_
food?OpenDocument
• http://kidshealth.org/kid/word/f/word_fiber.html
• http://www.food-info.net/uk/vita/water.htm
• http://www.ymcahb.on.ca/locations_burlington_health.cfm
• http://nutrition.about.com/od/hydrationwater/a/waterarticle.htm