1. Essential Nutrients
By: Tatum Sabourin

2. Carbohydrates Source of energy Break down into sugars
Contain carbon, oxygen & hydrogen
50% of diet
Found in most foods
2 types:
Simple (sugars)
Complex (starches)
Sources:
-Sweets, Junk Food, Fruit, Pasta, etc…

3. Fat Source of energy Helps absorb some vitamins
Eating a lot of saturated fat is bad
30% of diet
Eating a lot is unhealthy
3 types:
Unsaturated (good)
Saturated (bad)
Trans (awful)
Sources: Meat, Dairy, Nuts, etc…

4. Protein Helps repair cells Builds, maintains & replaces body tissue
Made of amino acids
Body uses it to make hemoglobin
20% of diet
2 Types
Complete
Incomplete
Sources:
-Dairy, Poultry, Nuts, Seafood, etc…

5. Fibre Makes a person feel full Can prevent diabetes and heart disease
Eating it can lower blood cholesterol
Is carbohydrates that cannot be digested
Has no calories
2 types:
-Soluble
-Insoluble
Sources: Vegetables, Almonds, Fruits, etc…

6. Vitamins Vital for biochemical reactions
Help biological functions happen
All food groups contain them
Fresher foods have more
There are many, including A,B,C,D,E,K
2 types:
-Fat soluble (stay stored in body)
-Water soluble (travel through bloodstream)
Sources: Nuts, Dairy, Fruit, etc…

7. Minerals Zinc helps immune system Iron is needed to transport oxygen
Potassium keeps nervous system & muscles working
Are inorganic substances
Calcium is the top macro mineral
2 types:
-Macro (major)
-Trace
Sources: Dairy, Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, etc…

8. Water Hydrates body Needed for bodily reactions Essential to life
Recommended 8 glasses a day
Required amount based on age & activity
Dehydration occurs when body water is low
Any fluid contains it

9. Bibliography http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/carb.html