Essential nutrients

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Carbohydrates• Major source of energy• 3 types of carbs (simple) (complex) (refined)• Simple sugars are more in fruit ,milk• Found in grains,fruits,vegtables etc…• Helps your digestive system

Vitamins

• Vitamin D helps your bones• Vitamin C helps your body heal• Two types (fat soluble) (water soluble)• Found in (everything we eat)

Minerals

• Two types (macrominerals) (trace minerals)• Calcium is the top macrominerals• Helps build strong bones• Found in ( everything we eat) ( fruits vegtables

meats dairy)

Fibre

• Fights diseases• Help prevent colon cancer and heart disease• Grains offer the most fibre• More fibre needs more water• Most popular foods don’t have enough fibre• Kids need fibre as well

Fats

• Three types - saturated-e.g. butter - mono saturated fats- e.g. - polyunsaturated fats- e.g. sunflower oil• low fat diet for small children• fat is essential for toddlers diet• fats contain vitamins A.D.E.K

Water

• Main ingredient in your body 66%• Helps constipation• Flushes out toxins• Found in (vegtables fruits, drinks etc….

Protein

• best sources - beef, poultry, fish, beans, lentils• builds up, maintains, and replaces the tissues • Makes up your body’s structures• Made up of amino acids• Most protein we eat is burned as calories

• http://www.greenscreen.org/articles_sr/Water/Water%20In%20Your%20Body%20-%20Sr.pdf

• http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/vitamins_minerals.html

• http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/protein.html

• http://www.bodyhealth.com/html/biobuilde/key.asp