Nutrients By Lachie Wilde
Carbohydrates Food sources: Pasta, waffles and bananas. Body source of energy.
Fibre Food sources: Corn, Dry herbs, Cocoa and Sesame seeds. Helps the body transfer, Fibre prevents constipation.
Protein Food sources: Meat, Fish and Nuts. Protein helps you grow.
Saturated Fats Food sources: Coconut, Dark chocolate, and butter. Saturated fats gives you bad cholesterol.
Calcium Food sources: Milk, Cheese and Yoghurt. Calcium helps your teeth and bones.
Iron Food sources: Weet-bix, nutri-grain and liver. Helps your body transfer oxygen to the lungs.
Fluoride Food sources: Water, Pickles and Grape Juice. Helps your teeth.
Sodium Food sources: Baking soda, Salt, Soy sauce and Yeast. Sodium is a natural attractor of water molecules.
Vitamin A Food sources: Carrots, Sweet Potato and Pumpkins. Helps your eyes.
Vitamin C Food sources: Hot Chilli Peppers, Guava and Bell Peppers. It helps disease scurvy.
Vitamin D Food sources: Cod Liver Oil, Corn Flakes, Fish and Black Caviar. Sunshine vitamin.
Water Food sources: Everything. Keeps you hydrated.
Monounsaturated Fats Food sources: Canola oil, avocado and chicken fat. Good for your nutrition.
B9 (Folate) Food sources: Milk, Cheese and yoghurt. It is a water-soluble.
Vitamin B12 Food sources: Fish, Meat and eggs. Good for your protein.