Nutrients Your Body Needs

Nutrients Your Body Needs

What is a Nutrient?

• A substance that your body needs to function.

• Provide your body with energy in the form of calories

Six Essential Nutrients

Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, and Water

Carbohydrates

• Two types: Simple and Complex

• Simple (sugars) fruit, milk, and honey

• Complex (starches) potatoes, whole grains, pasta

• Fiber- A complex carb found in raw fruits. Helps removed wastes.

Open Ended

Why might a person who eats lots of simple carbohydrates become very tired all of a sudden?

Fats

• We get most of our energy through fats.

• Saturated fats- solid at room temperature

• Trans fat- Start off as liquid and made solid through processing Stick margarine

• Unsaturated fats- Remain liquid at room temperature

Open Ended

Why do we want to limit saturated fats in our diet?