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Important Nutrients. By Angus. Carbs. two types Simple (simple sugars in sugar) Complex (starches in grains ) Gives you energy Some cause blood sugar to raise quicker Lollipops, ice cream, milk. Fats. three types: Unsaturated (good) Trans (worst) Saturated (bad)
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Important Nutrients By Angus
Carbs • two types • Simple (simple sugars in sugar) • Complex (starches in grains) • Gives you energy • Some cause blood sugar to raise quicker • Lollipops, ice cream, milk.
Fats • three types: • Unsaturated (good) • Trans (worst) • Saturated (bad) • Makes you fat • Fills you up fast • Children get 30% of their daily calories • Good and Bad • Butter, milk, ice cream and chips
Protein • Protein helps with growth and maintenance of many systems in the body • Including: • Cardiac Muscles (heart) • Other muscles • Organs • Protein can be found in meats, eggs and milk
Vitamins • There are three primary types of vitamins • D (helps bones) • A ( helps night vision) • C (helps healing) • B (helps make energy) • They are in liver fruits and vegetables
Minerals • Two types: • macro (calcium, sodium, potassium, etc…) • trace (iron, zinc, fluoride, etc…) • Zinc helps your immune system • Potassium maintains your muscles and nerves • broccoli, cheese, eggs, cereals, OJ
Fiber • two types • Soluble (helps lower blood cholesterol) • Insoluble (helps digestive system) • Women need twenty grams per day • Men need thirty • In cereal, nuts, apples, bananas etc…
Water • Helps immune system • Helps excretory system • No water = No life • Couldn’t survive two days without it • Makes up more than half of weight • In: water
Bibliography • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/fat.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/carbohydrates.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamins.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/protein.html • http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fiber/ • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/minerals.html