the FOOD Pyramid Eating Right Every Day

Nutrients  Substances in foods that provide energy and materials for cell development, growth and repair.

Types of Nutrients  Carbohydrates  Proteins  Fats  Vitamins  Minerals  Water

Carbohydrates  Source of energy  Includes starch, cellulose, and sugar

Proteins  Needed throughout your body for growth, as enzymes.  Used for replacement and repair of body cells.

Fats  Provides the body with energy and helps your body store vitamins.  Types of Fats Saturated From animals Unsaturated From plants

Vitamins  Essential, organic nutrients  Needed in small quantities to help your body use other nutrients.

Vitamins VitaminHealth EffectFood Sources Agrowth, good eyesight, healthy skingreen/yellow vegetables, liver and fish liver oils, milk, yellow fruit Bgrowth, healthy nervous system, use of carbohydrates, red blood cell production meat, eggs, milk, cereal grains, green vegetables Cgrowth, healthy bones and teeth, wound healing citrus fruits, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables Dabsorption of calcium and phosphorus by bones and teeth milk, eggs, fish Eformation of cell membranesvegetable oils, eggs, grains Kblood clotting, wound healinggreen leafy vegetables, egg yolks, tomatoes

Minerals  Inorganic nutrients  Regulate many chemical reactions in your body

Water  Most important factor for survival next to oxygen.  Your body is about 70% water by weight.

The Old Food Pyramid Fats, Oils & Sweets USE SPARINGLY Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs & Nuts Group 2-3 SERVINGS Milk, Yogurt & Cheese Group 2-3 SERVINGS Vegetable Group 3-5 SERVINGS Fruit Group 2-4 SERVINGS Bread, Cereal, Rice & Pasta Group 6-11 SERVINGS

The New Food Pyramid 