stratford chefs school nutrition course – week 11

Stratford Chefs School

Nutrition Course – Week 11

Today’s Topics – Week 11

• Key Concepts from Week 10• Minerals

– Classification– Role in the body

• Supplements• Functional Foods• Nutraceuticals• Test #3 review

• Assignment: Healthy Cooking Project assigned today.

• Due: High Fibre Assignment

Key Concepts from Week 10

• Glycemic Index• Lactose Intolerance• Diabetes• Vitamins

Minerals

Function – Electrolytes

– Body pH balance

– Conduct nerve impulses

– Involved in muscle contractions

– Structure to body

Mineral Categories

• Major Minerals

• Trace Minerals

Group 6

• Ian, Ryan, Vince and Braedon

Iron

• Essential part of …

• Iron absorption

• Concern for?

Page 216

Group 7

Lydia, Alex S, Paul A, and Jeff O

Calcium

• Major mineral in?

• Building bones

• Maintaining bones

• Bone loss

Group 8

• Cody, Sage, Justine and Dave

Sodium

• Main source in our diet is ?

• Important for

• Kidneys regulate sodium

• Our need

Sodium Continued

How do we know how much sodium is in the foods we

eat?

http://www.sodium101.ca/

How to cut you sodium intake– Eat more fresh and fewer

processed foods– Read food labels– Reduce salt from recipes whenever

possible– Limit high sodium condiments such

as soy sauce, ketchup– Use other herbs, spices and

flavourings.

Food vs. Supplement

• Aim to get most through food

• Food contains safe amounts

• Most studies showing benefits of vitamins done with food not supplements

• Food provides benefical substances in addition to nutrients

• Times when supplements are/may be necessary

Guidelines for safe supplementation

• Page 218-219

Phytochemicals

• Chemicals naturally found in plants

• NOT nutrients

• Affect taste, colour and flavour in food

• Some known functions– Antioxidants– Modify DNA reproduction– Alter enzymes production

Functional Foods

• Offer additional health benefits

• Contain bioactive compound – in or from a plant, animal or

marine source. – The bioactive compounds can

be added to food.

Nutraceutical

• Compound of functional foods isolated– Often in a pill form

• Fish oil capsules• Soy isoflavones pills

Test #3 – Review• Covers week 8-11 + 3 bonus

questions from week 12

• Week 8 – evaluating nutrition information & food labels

• Week 9 - carbohydrates

• Week 10 – glycemic index, diabetes, & vitamins

• Week 11- minerals, functional foods & nutraceuticals

Cooking to Preserve Vitamins

• Strategy for cooking – Use moderate temperatures– In or over a small amount of

water– For a short period of time