Nutrients Intro & Carbs, Protein, Fats

The Six Nutrients

Multiple Select

What does your body use food for?

• Energy

• Growth

• Good Health

• Nothing

Multiple Select

Which of the following is not a nutrient?

• Carbohydrates

• Protein

• Dairy

• Minerals

• Water

The 6 Categories of Nutrients

• Carbohydrates

• Protein

• Fats

• Vitamins

• Minerals

• Water

Energy vs. Non-energy Nutrients

• Some of the nutrients give us energy, while others do not.

• The nutrients that do not give us energy keep us healthy in other ways.

• Energy nutrients include: carbohydrates, protein, and fats

• Non-energy nutrients include: vitamins, minerals, and water

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Multiple Select

Which nutrients give us energy?

• Carbohydrates

• Water

• Protein

• Fat

• Minerals

Multiple Choice

True or false: nutrients that do not give us energy do not help our health in any way.

• True

• False

Non-energy Nutrients

Vitamins, minerals, and water help us stay healthy in many different ways. How do these nutrients help us? Post in the chat!

Carbohydrates: sugars and starches contained in foods.

• Simple carbohydrates are sugars found in fruits, milk, and table sugar.

• Complex carbohydrates are made up of fiber and starches found in bread, rice, pasta, beans, and vegetables.

• Complex carbs are healthier than simple carbs because they have more nutrients in them.

Multiple Choice

What is healthier, simple or complex carbs?

• Simple carbs

• Complex carbs

Multiple Choice

Simple carbs are made up of:

• Sugars

• Starches

• Fiber

Multiple Select

What does fiber do for us?

• Circulates nutrients around our body

• Helps us feel full

• Helps carry wastes out of our body

Protein: the building blocks of the body

• Protein helps your muscles grow and helps your tissues heal.

• You can get protein from fish, chicken, beef, eggs, milk, and most other dairy products.

• You can also get protein from beans, nuts, and soy-based products.

Multiple Select

Select all of the things that protein does for us:

• Promotes healing

• Allows our muscles to grow

• Repairs our tissues

• Helps us digest food

Multiple Choice

True or false: we do not need any fat in our diet

• True

• False

Fats

• Carry vitamins in our bloodstream

• Keep our skin healthy

• Give us energy

• Help us feel full after a meal

• Found in fatty animal tissue and plant oils

Multiple Select

Select all of the reasons we need fat:

• To repair our tissues

• To keep our skin healthy

• To give us energy

• To help us feel full

Multiple Choice

Eating too many foods that are high in fat can contribute to health problems, such as ________ disease and certain kinds of cancer.

• Bone

• Heart

• Muscle