Joanne Wong

Computers 8

Breaks down sugars for energy

Types: complex (starches), simple (sugar)

Sources:Vegetables & fruit

Brown rice & whole grain foods

Low fat dairy

Starches are more nutritious

Simple are known as empty calories.

Stores energyTypes:

Unsaturated-lowers blood cholesterolSaturated-link to heart diseaseTrans-bad for heart

SourcesFish & meatOlive and coconut oilDairy Products

Canadians reduced fat over 2 yearsCan cause heart disease

Builds and maintains tissue in bodyTypes: whey and caseinSources:

CheeseMilk Beans Meat and fishEggs, milk, beans

Too much protein will become fatProtein is from plant and animal sources

Helps food through digestive system

Types:

Insoluble –can’t digest

Soluble-lower blood pressure

Sources:

Whole grain food

Fruit

Peas

Almonds

Prevents diseases and illnesses

Are in food to keep you healthyTypes: fat soluble and water solubleSources:

LiverDark green vegetablesCitrus fruitsEgg yolksNuts and seedsBroccoli

Examples: A, B, C, D, E, KWater soluble travel through bloodstream

Inorganic, essential for both humans and animals.Types: salt Sources:

Table saltDairy productsGreen leafy vegetablesBeansRed meatCocoa

Helps bones and teeth grow strongExamples: Iron, Calcium, Potassium, Sodium

Tasteless, odourless clear liquid.

Essential to humans and animals

Types: Everything has water in it

Sources: Everything

Regulates body temperature

Can’t live without for 3 days

• http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/carb.html• http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/

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glosstermcarb.htm• www.wheyoflife.org