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Nutrients. The Six Nutrients We Need. Vitamins (Fat Soluble and Water Soluble) Minerals. Proteins Carbohydrates Fats Water. Proteins. How it helps your body Builds and repairs cells Made up of Amino Acids Essential amino acids. Foods with Protein.
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The Six Nutrients We Need Vitamins (Fat Soluble and Water Soluble) Minerals Proteins Carbohydrates Fats Water
Proteins • How it helps your body • Builds and repairs cells • Made up of Amino Acids • Essential amino acids
Foods with Protein Complete! Incomplete
Carbohydrates • How it helps your body • Main source of energy • Include starches and sugars • Provides fiber
Fats • How it helps your body • Supply energy • Keep skin healthy • Promote growth • Maintain cell membranes • Saturated vs. Unsaturated
Foods with Fat Saturated Unsaturated
Water • How it helps your body • Essential to every body function • Digestion and waste removal • Carries other nutrients • Regulates body temperature
Water! • Half of your body weight in ounces daily. Ex: 100 lbs • drink 50 ounces of water a day.
Vitamins • Vitamin A • Vitamin D • Vitamin E • Vitamin K • Vitamin C • Vitamin B • Regulate body processes • Help body fight disease Fat Soluble Water Soluble
Fat Soluble Vitamins • Vitamin A: vision, immune system, and reproduction • Vitamin D: maintains blood calcium • Vitamin E: blood thinner • Vitamin K: helps blood clot
Water Soluble • Vitamin C: maintain connective tissue and antioxidant • Vitamin B: coenzymes in energy metabolism
Minerals • Strengthens bones and teeth • Keeps blood healthy • Calcium • Chlorine • Iodine • Iron • Magnesium • Phosphorus
Minerals • Calcium: bone structure • Chlorine: maintain fluid and electrolyte balance • Iodine: regulates body’s metabolic rate • Iron: carries oxygen to tissues and stores oxygen in muscles • Magnesium: muscle contraction, immune function • Phosphorus: mineralization of bones and teeth
How much? • Carbohydrates (45%-65%) • Fats (20%-35%) • Proteins (10%-35%) Fact: Carbohydrates can make fat, but fat can’t make carbohydrates.