NUTRIENTS—SUBSTANCES IN FOOD THAT YOUR BODY NEEDS TO GROW, TO REPAIR ITSELF AND TO SUPPLY YOU WITH ENERGY
ENERGY MEASURED IN CALORIES, 1 pound = 3500 calories
CALORIE—UNIT OF HEAT USED TO MEASURE THE ENERGY YOUR BODY USES AND THE ENERGY IT RECEIVES FROM FOOD
FOOD CALORIES ENERGY
WHY DO PEOPLE EAT?
HUNGER—NATURAL PHYSICAL DRIVE TO EAT, PROMPTED BY THE BODY’S NEED FOR FOOD
EMOTIONS—STRESS, FRUSTRATION, ANGER,
LONELINESS
APPETITE—PSYCHOLOGICAL DESIRE FOR FOOD
BOREDOM “MINDLESS EATING”
THERE ARE 6 TYPES OF NUTRIENTS.
3 TYPES PROVIDE ENERGY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEIN FATS
OTHER 3 PERFORM A VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS
VITAMINS MINERALS WATER
1 GRAM = 4 CALORIES MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY SIMPLE CARBS: SUGARS—OCCUR NATURALLY
IN FRUITS, DAIRY, HONEY, & MAPLE SYRUP COMPLEX CARBS: STARCHES—GRAINS,
BEANS, & ROOT VEGETABLES FIBER—COMPLEX CARB—NOT DIGESTIBLE,
AIDS BODY IN DIGESTION, HELPS YOU FEEL FULL
CARBOHYDRATES
1 GRAM = 4 CALORIES MADE OF AMINO ACIDS ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS—9 THAT MUST
COME FROM FOOD MEAT, EGGS, DAIRY, SOY—CONTAIN ALL 9 PLANT SOURCE PROTEINS—USUALLY
MISSING 1 OR MORE BASIC BUILDING MATERIAL OF ALL BODY
CELLS
PROTEIN
1 GRAM = 9 CALORIES UNSATURATED FATS—VEGETABLE OILS, NUTS,
SEEDS SATURATED FATS—MOSTLY ANIMAL BASED,
SOLIDS LIKE BUTTER TRANS FATS—WORST KIND OF FAT, FORMED BY
HYDROGENATION(CAUSES VEG. OIL TO HARDEN)
CONCENTRATED FORM OF ENERGY HELPS WITH BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, BLOOD
CLOTTING, CONTROLLING INFLAMMATION, HEALTHY SKIN & HAIR, ABSORB & TRANSPORT FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS(A, D, E, & K)
FAT
HELP REGULATE BODY PROCESSES WATER-SOLUBLE—DISSOLVE IN WATERC(ascorbic acid), B1(thiamine), B2(riboflavin), NIACIN,B6,FOLIC ACID, B12 FAT-SOLUBLE—ABSORBED, TRANSPORTED,
AND STORED IN FATA, D, E, K
VITAMINS
ELEMENTS THE BODY CANNOT MAKE, BUT ARE NEEDED FOR HEALTHY BONES, TEETH, & VITAL BODY PROCESSES
CALCIUM, PHOSPHOROUS, MAGNESIUM, IRON
MINERALS
MOST ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT MOVES FOOD THROUGH DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIGESTS CARBS & PROTEINS, AIDS IN CHEMICAL
REACTIONS IN BODY TRANSPORTS NUTRIENTS AND REMOVES WASTES STORES & RELEASES HEAT COOLS BODY TEMP CUSHIONS EYES, BRAIN, & SPINAL CORD LUBRICATES THE JOINTS
WATER
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