NUTRITION:

Carbohydrates:
Major sources of
energy in the diet

Simple Carbohydrates:
Sugar-High in calories but low
in nutrients

Sources:Fruit,
vegetables, milk also in
candy soft drinks,
cookies, jams, jellies

Major Function
1)ENERGY

Complex Carbohydrates:
Starches- should eat lots of
each day
supply vitamins and mineral

Sources:
dry beans, and peas,
starchy vegetables,
rice, grits, pasta,
oatmeal, cornmeal,
breads, cereals

Fiber:
complex carbohydrate
provides roughage that
stimulates the intestines
Glycogen:
carbohydrates stores for later
energy use

Proteins
Nutrients found in
every cell in the
body made up of
amino acidsbuilding blocks for
cells

Major
Functions
-GROWTH
-fighting off
disease

Sources:
whole grain and whole
wheat breads, also
fiber one bars

Complete Proteins:
contains all the essential amino
acids in the right amounts

Sources:meat,
poultry,fish, eggs,
dairy products

Incomplete Proteins:
lack on or more of the essential
amino acids
foods from the plant sources
are usually incomplete

Sources:
dry beans, dry peas,
grains, and nuts have
more protein then
other vegetables and
fruits

Fats
concentrated
sources of food
energy

Major Functions:
insulates body
protects and
cushions organs
help with the
distribution and
use of vitamins

Saturated Fats:
Solid a room temperature
high in LDL cholesterol
tend to raise cholesterol level
in blood
present in all animal foods and
tropical oil

Sources:animal food
and tropical oils
Sources: animal foods

Unsaturated Fats:
liquid at room temperature
high in HDL cholesterol
found mainly in vegetable oils
except tropical
tends to lower cholesterol
Hydrogenation:
Hydrogenated oil
-oil that has been turned into
a more solid fat which makes it
more saturated
-common source of trans fat
Cholesterol:
A fat like substance that helps
the body carry oil in many
processes
body makes all the cholesterol
2 types
-HDL (healthy) high density
liquids
-LDL (limited) low density
liquids

Minerals
inorganic elements
needed for building
tissue and rgualting
body functions

Major Functions:

List the 12 Minerals:

Sources of Minerals:
-Calcium and Phosph orous
work togteher along with
vitamin d& a to build strong
bones and teeth and keep other
parts of the bod health
-iron
works with protein to make
sure red blood cells carry
oxygen to all parts of the body
-Potassium and sodium

essential part of
bones teeth and
red blood cells
helps with proper
functioning of
muscles nerves and
blood clotting

needed to keep the water

balance in your body
potassium is needed for a
normal heartbeat
-copper
-iodine
-sulfur
-magnesium
-manganese
-selenium
and zinc

Vitamins
organic substances
needed in small
amoints for normal
growth and
maintenance of
good health

Fat Soluble Vitamins:

mix only with fat
vitamin A- vision
vitamin D- bones
vitamin E 7 K- body processes

Major Functions:
regulate body
processes
enable other
nutrients to work

Water Soluble Vitamins:

mix onlywith water
most cannot be stored by the
body so you need to eat
sources everyday
viatmin c-fight infection
B vitamins- nerves, muscles and
healthy-riboflavin, thiamine,
nicanin, B6,B12 and folate

Water
experts recommend 6-8 glasses per day
Major Functions:
carries nutrients to the cells
carries waste products from the cells
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Organic:Matterfromlivingorganisms

Inorganic:composedofmatterthatisneitherplantoranimal

List the 10 Vitamins:

Sources