Cheyanne Atwood and Helen Zhang

• Sugars-provide body with energy

• Provides half of body’s energy

• Sources:– Grains, pasta, candy, fruits etc.

• 2 types– Simple (sugar)– Complex (starches)

• Body stores extra in liver and muscles

• 60% of body’s calories

• 4 calories in one gram

• Fuel for the body

• Building blocks (fatty acids) for hormones

• Sources– nuts, oils, butter, and meats

• 3 types– Unsaturated fats (good fat)

– Saturated fats (bad fat)

– Trans fat (really bad fat)

• 30% of calories

• 9 calories per gram

• Too many fats can cause problems:– Heart problems– Obesity

• Builds up and replaces tissues• Make hemoglobin that carries oxygen• Help with movements and immune system• Sources

– beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products, nuts, seeds, and beans

• 2 types– Complete (meat and animal products)

– Incomplete (beans, nuts, peas etc.)

• The basic structure is amino acids

• Makes cells-important for growth

• 10-15% of diet

• 4 calories per gram

• Cause of allergies

• Keeps digestive system healthy

• Non digestible

• Sources – grains, vegetables, fruit, beans etc.

• 2 types– Insoluble (grains and veggies)– Soluble (oats, barley etc.)

• Too much may make absorbing minerals difficult

• Foods with fibre are low in fat and calories

• Daily intake:– Males 38 g females 25 g

• Removes dangerous toxins from the body• Keeps metabolism working properly• Sources: air, anything edible• Cushion joints• Regulates body temperature• Carries oxygen and nutrients to cells• 1.9 litres needed daily

• Carries oxygen and nutrients to cells

• 1.9 litres needed daily

• Regulates body temperature

• Carries oxygen and nutrients to cells

• 1.9 litres needed daily

• Support normal growth/development • Help cells/organs do their jobs• Sources: all foods• Boost immune system• Two types:

– Fat soluble (dissolved by fat)– Water soluble (dissolved by water)

• Organic substance (made by plant or animal)

• Boost immune system• Support growth/development• Help cells/ organs do their job• Types:

– Trace minerals (minerals you need very little of. Ex. Copper & iodine)

– minerals you need large amounts daily (ex. Calcium)

• Sources: vegetables, fruits, meat

• http://www.essortment.com/all/waterbodyhealt_rive.htm

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

• htmlwww.eatrightontario.ca• http://www.mamashealth.com/nutrition/carbo.asp • http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/carb.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/fat.ht

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

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002467.htm

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002467.htm

• http://www.helpwithcooking.com/nutrition-information/dietary-fibre.html