Health Nutrition Unit

Also known as empty calories (little to no nutritional value)

• Saturated fats

• Simple carbohydrates

• Complex carbohydrates

• Unsaturated fats

Also known as starches, long chains of sugars linked together (long term energy compared to sugar)

• Saturated fats

• Simple carbohydrates

• Complex carbohydrates

• Unsaturated fats

Examples of simple carbohydrates

• Fish, meat, poultry

• Sugars; fructose and lactose

• Whole grains, nuts, seeds

• Olive, canola, corn, safflower, walnut

• Beans, peas, nuts, whole grains

Examples of complex carbohydrates

• Fish, meat, poultry

• Sugars; fructose and lactose

• Whole grains, nuts, and seeds

• Olive (oil), canola, corn, safflower, walnut

• Beans, peas, nuts, whole grains

Examples of complete proteins

• Fish, meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products (milk, cheese yogurt)

• Sugars; fructose and lactose

• Whole grains, nuts, and seeds

• Olive (oil), canola, corn, safflower, walnut

• Beans, peas, nuts whole grains

Examples of incomplete proteins

• Fish, meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products (milk, cheese yogurt)

• Sugars; fructose and lactose

• Whole grains, nuts, and seeds

• Olive (oil), canola, corn, safflower, walnut

• Beans, peas, nuts whole grains

Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.

• Unsaturated fats

• Proteins

• Complex carbohydrates

• Minerals

Contains all 9 essential amino acids

• Unsaturated fats

• Complex carbohydrate

• Complete proteins

• Minerals

Lack 1 or more essential amino acids

• Unsaturated fats

• Incomplete proteins

• Complete proteins

• Complex carbohydrates

• Simple carbohydrates

Provides a concentrated form of energy

• Simple carbohydrates

• Fats

• Complex carbohydrates

• Complete proteins

• Incomplete proteins