1. Nutrition

2. Basic Food Groups

3. Proteins -The building blocks of the body
-made up of chemical substances
called amino acids
-Animal Proteins: meat, poultry, fish,
milk, eggs
-Non-meat protein: soybeans, nuts

4. Carbohydrates -an excellent source for energy
-two types: Starch and Sugar
-starch: bread, potatoes, cereals
-sugar: apples, honey

5. Fats -Energy source -Two types: Saturated and Unsaturated
-Saturated: come from animal fats
-meats, milk, cheese
-Unsaturated: come from vegetable fats
-oils, nuts, avocados

6. Minerals Calcium and Phosphorus -helps the development of bones
and teeth, and muscular development
Iron
-essential substance in the blood
Iodine
-essential for proper functioning of the
thyroid gland
Potassium
-helps maintain heart beat and nerve
transmission
Sodium
-help maintain proper balance of the
body fluids

7. Vitamins -aid in the utilization and absorption of nutrients
-two types
-fat soluble: A, D, E, K
-water soluble: B, C, Folic

8. Water -essential for your body -carries nutrients throughout your body
-helps digest food
-carries waste products away from body
-the primary component of blood and tissue
-makes up 65% of your weight
-8 glasses needed daily

9. Cholesterol
-Two types: HDL & LDL
-HDL: Good
-LDL: Bad

10. Heart
Oxygen
Depleted
Oxygen
Rich

11. Capillaries Veins Artery Arterioles Capillaries Venules Oxygen Rich
Depleted

12. Blood Flow Right Atrium Right Ventricle Lungs Left Atrium
Left Ventricle
Aorta
Arteries
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venules
Veins
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