Nutrients

Nutrients

Multiple Select

What two answer choices contain all six categories of nutrients?

• Fruit, Vegetables, Milk

• Carbohydrates, Minerals, Protein

• Minerals, Protein, Meat

• Fats, Vitamins, Water

• Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Grains

​Carbohydrates

• ​Provides the body with ENERGY!​

• Simple

• ​Easily digested​

  • ​Sugars (sugar, candy, soft drinks, fruits, vegetables)​

• ​​Complex

  • Longer Lasting (takes longer to digest)

    • ​Starches & Fibers (breads, cereals, pasta, rice, potatoes)

​Fats

Store energy for our bodies to use later and help our bodies absorb some vitamins and nutrients

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• ​Not all fats are "bad"

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Proteins

• ​Helps to build, maintain, and repair body tissues!

  • ​Beans, fish, meat, poultry, dairy, nuts

• ​Contain amino acids

  • ​building blocks

  • ​22 total, 9 are

ESSENTIAL (meat, fish,

​ chicken, dairy, eggs)

• ​Helps to regulate our body’s processes; sets off chemical reactions in your body’s cells.

• ​Fat soluble: spinach, kale, carrots, milk

• ​Water soluble: whole grain bread, fish, oranges, broccoli

​Minerals

• ​Essential for growth and metabolism; essential part of your bones, teeth, and internal organs; helps to regulate body functions

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• Can be found in: fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, dairy

​Water

• ​Essential for digestion, respiration, and carrying nutrients and oxygen throughout our bodies

  • Can be fo​und in water, juices, fruits, vegetables

• ​Recommended to drink at least 8 cups per day for teens

​No single food supplies ALL the nutrients needs to function!

Multiple Select

What two answer choices contain all six categories of nutrients?

• Fruit, Vegetables, Milk

• Carbohydrates, Minerals, Protein

• Minerals, Protein, Meat

• Fats, Vitamins, Water

• Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Grains