6 essential nutrients
DESCRIPTION
6 ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS. What are nutrients? What do nutrients do for our bodies? How can we get nutrients? Are all nutrients good for you?. PROTEIN. For Growth and REPAIR of body cells. PROTEIN GROUP. Red meat (Beef) Poultry Fish Eggs Dry Beans Nuts - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
6 ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS What are nutrients? What do nutrients
do for our bodies? How can we get
nutrients? Are all nutrients
good for you?
PROTEINFor Growth
and REPAIR of body cells.
PROTEIN GROUP Red meat (Beef) Poultry Fish Eggs Dry Beans Nuts Legumes (dried beans,
dried peas, clover and alfalfa are all legumes) Nitrogen producing plants
Dairy Group
Milk (low fat is best) Cheese Yogurt Low fat or Fat free
Ice Cream
Carbohydrates- main source of energy
STARCHES Bread Cereal Rice Pasta Potatoes, corn and
dried beans Legumes
Complex
Carbohydrates- Simple Sugars Candy Soft drinks Cookies Desserts Jams Jellies Jell-O
Fats- provides energy TRANS-FAT- is the
most harmful of all fats!
SATURATED FAT Solid at room temp. Raises cholesterol Meat, eggs, cheese,
milk and butter Tropical oils- coconut
and palm
FATS- make you feel full
Liquid at room temperature
Vegetable Oils Nuts
MINERALS- Calcium and Phosphorus
Strong bones and teeth
Milk Cheese Yogurt Puddings Broccoli
Minerals- Iron Helps red blood
cells carry oxygen Meat (red- beef)-
liver Eggs Legumes Dried beans Nuts Dried fruits Whole Grains
Minerals- Sodium
Table Salt Pretzels Processed foods Canned vegetables
Vitamin A Deep yellow fruits
and vegetables Broccoli Carrots Apricots Peaches Cantaloupe Pumpkins Sweet Potatoes Dairy Products
Vitamin C Citrus fruits Oranges Grapefruit Lemons Limes Tomatoes Pineapples
Vitamin D
MilkSunshine
B-Complex Vitamins Thiamine Riboflavin Niacin B6 and B12 Folic acid Legumes Meats Grain products
WATER Essential for life Drink 6 to 8
glasses daily All non
caffeinated beverages
Fruit juice Soups Milk
FIBER Comes from plant
sources Healthy digestive
system Lowers cholesterol Whole grains Fruit Vegetables Beans and Legumes
HOMEWORKNUTRIENT WHEEL
Food Sources- need 6Functions of the Nutrient- need 3Nutrients- list 6 essential- 1 in each wedge