By Natasha Dales Mr. Worsley H.A.C.E. 8

1. Nutrition By Natasha Dales Mr. Worsley H.A.C.E. 8

2. Carbohydrates • Provide food energy • 2 types: • Simple (Sugars) • Sources Fruit, vegetables, candy etc. • Complex (Starches) • Sources Bread, crackers, pasta, rice etc. • Any of a group of organic compounds • Includes: • Sugars gums starches etc. • Serves as a major energy source

3. Vitamins • There are two types of vitamins: • fat soluble(stay in body) • Vitamins A, D, E, and K • water soluble(don’t store in body, in bloodstream) • vitamin C and many b • In foods such as: • carrots • Oranges • green vegetables • whole grains like wheat and oats • fish and seafood • poultry and meats • eggs • dairy products, like milk and yogurt • Vegetables • Fruit etc. • organic substances • essential small amounts for: • normal growth • activity of the body • are obtained naturally from plant and animal foods.

4. Protein • A group of organic molecules that contain: • Carbon • Hydrogen • Oxygen • Nitrogen • Sulfur • have one or more chains of amino acids etc. • Proteins are important part of your diet • Found in: • Eggs • Meat • Milk products and Milk By Products- Yogurt Cheese Soy Milk • Fish etc. • essential nutrient for cell maintenance and repair, and regulation of a wide range of bodily functions • made up of amino acids: 22 amino acids divided into: • essential- cannot be made by the body • non-essential- can be made by the body

5. Fats • 2 types • Saturated • Unsaturated • The ester of glycerol and one to three fatty acids. • Any of various ……. • Soft • solid • semisolid • …..organic compounds constituting the esters of glycerol and fatty acids • Is in: • Bacon • Cookies • Butter and margarine • Chocolate • Crisps • Doughnut • Carbonated drinks • pastry • Mayonnaise • chips • soft drinks • oil-based salad dressings etc.

6. Fiber (Fibre) • food containing lots of carbohydrates • In foods such as… • Seeds, bread, cereals, fruits, and vegetables etc. • Body cant digest • carbohydrate • Excess intake of insoluble fibre, especially from cereal grains, may reduce the absorption of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, zinc and iron. • term that describes the remnants of plant cells that are resistant to human digestion. • 2 types • Soluble- dissolves in water, forming a thick gel ex. Fruit pectin and Psyllium seed • Insoluble- most readily evident as "roughage“ ex. Wheat bran

7. Minerals • Are found in • Red meat • Beef etc. • Directly From: • fruits • vegetables etc. • Indirectly From: • from animal sources. • drinking water- depending on where you live and the kind of water you drink • help protect you against diseases like heart disease and cancer. • play a crucial role in our metabolic processes • Different Minerals: • Calcium, Copper, Chromium, Iron, Magnesium, Zinc, Potassium, and Selenium, etc. • Avoid ferrous sulfate

8. Water • Water is a…… • clear • colourless • odourless • tasteless • …..liquid essential for most plant and animal life and the most widely used of all solvents. • Water is in: • Fruit • Soft drinks • Types of water: • Flavoured • Tap • Sparkling • Filtered • Bottled etc. • Most often called H2O • Makes up 72% of your body

9. Bibliography • www.google.ca • www.thechildrenshospital.org/wellness/info/parents/40415.aspx • www.kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/fiber.html# • http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english • http://www.gifandgif.eu/animated_gif/Food/ • http://www.gifmania.co.uk/water/ • http://www.gifandgif.eu/animated_gif/Water/ • http://nutrition.about.com/od/askyournutritionist/f/water.htm • http://www.vitamins-nutrition.org/minerals/index.html • http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/inonfib.html

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