By Amy Fraser & Zoe Sampert

Hace 8

• Water makes up your whole body• Body needs water to live• You need water to keep your metabolism working

properly• blood pressure falls without water • Water helps remove the dangerous toxins• Makes up 70% of body• Signs you don’t have enough water - terribly dry skin, headaches ext…

• makes saliva• Gets rid of body waste• Every person looses 2 to 3

quarts of water every day• Drink 8 cups a day• Only live one week without

water

• Vitamins and minerals foods we eat• help keep body working• don’t replace food • 2 types - water soluble

- fat soluble

• Vitamins we need are - Vitamin A -see at night (carrots)

- Vitamin C - heal body ( oranges)

- B vitamins -protein and energy (meats)

- Vitamin D - (milk)

• Good sources of vitamin A

-milk, eggs, liver, fortified cereals, oranges or vegetables • vitamin A helps get ride of acne

• vitamin C hold cells together • found in all natural foods

• Are found in food

red meat, beef, ext… • Help your body grow, and stay healthy. • Help you keep a normal heartbeat

• The 7 Major Minerals are:

• Calcium - is in dairy foods• -milk, cheese, and yogourt• Phosphorus - helps teeth and bones• Magnesium - protein• Sodium - balance fluid• Potassium -meats, milk, fruits and vegetables. • Sulfur - healthy hair, skin and nails• Chloride - blood pressure,

• Sugars that provide the body with energy

• Your body can break them down quickly and efficiently.

• Contains about 4 calories per gram.

• Sources:• Found in breads, pastas, candy,

sodas, wines, beer, fruits• Stores them into the liver and

muscles.• Simple: (sugars)• Complex: (starches)

• Source of energy in foods

• One of the 3 nutrients that supply calories to the body.

• Provides 9 calories per gram

• Essential for the proper functioning of the body

• Sources:• Whole milk, cream, cheese, fatty

meats (e.g., beef, lamb, pork, ham), regular margarine, and chocolate.

• Healthy skin and hair are maintained by fat

• Primary component of numerous body tissues.

• Helps muscle development, increases strength, and improves athletic performance.

• Contains 4 calories per gram

• Sources:

• Eggs, milk, meat, apricots, bananas, dates, nuts, beans, and grapes.

• Make up the outer layers of hair, nails and skin.

• Really good for you and your bowels

• A type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest

• Cleans immune system

• Found mostly in healthy foods

• Sources:

• Whole fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads and breakfast cereals, and all manner of beans.

• Keeps digestive system healthy

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