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Nutrition By Adam & Sameer
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Carbohydrates Are a class of foods that includes sugars and starches
There are 3 types of carbohydrates : starch, sugar, and fibre Carbohydrates contain carbon, oxygen and hydrogen The nutrition label includes all types of carbohydrates The only way to get rid of carbs is exercising
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Carbohydrates in Foods
Foods with lots of carbs: breads, pasta, potatoes, rice, and cereals
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Fats Make energy and cushion your body Foods with Fats:
-Cheese, butter, bacon, potato chips and ice cream Fat is made by the body when there too many calories
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Fats The 2 types of fats : - Saturated, Unsaturated
Saturated: fats from animal products Unsaturated: fat derived from plants (trans fat)
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Protein Helps the body stay healthy and grow
Most meats, beans, and nuts are high in protein You'd die without protein in your body Are a large group of organic compound There are 2 types of proteins: complete and incomplete
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Protein Complete: contains all 9 types of proteins
- Rice, Beans, Peanuts, Cashews Incomplete: doesn’t have all 9 types - pastas, lentils, barley, wheat,
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Fiber Helps get rid of food/waste from your intestines forever.
Edible plant foods that pushes food through the digestive system
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Fiber Soluble - apples, oranges, carrots, strawberries Insoluble
- green beans, dark green leafy vegetables, fruit skins, vegetable skins
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