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Nutrients
Balance is Key
For years, people held to the idea that there are bad
nutrients and good nutrients when, in fact, all nutrients play a
certain role in the body. Even those nutrients once considered
bad such as fats and carbohydrates perform vital functions in
the body and if one consumes too many good nutrients such as
vitamins or minerals there can be harmful results, as well.
These three are the framework of the Food Guide Pyramid:
Balance - Eat foods from all groups of the Food Guide Pyramid.
Moderation - Eat more foods from the bottom of the pyramid, and
fewer and smaller portions of foods from the top of the pyramid.
Water
Carbohydrates
Protein
Fat
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
It is recommended that teens drink 6-8 glasses (8 fl.oz each) of water each day.
This is in addition to around 4 cups of water you get from food each day.
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Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the bodys main source of energy
and provide the bodys need for dietary fiber.
Food Sources:
Simple Carbohydrates
Food Sources:
Starches or
Complex Carbohydrates
Food Sources:
Fiber
Food Sources:
Proteins
Food Sources:
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Amino Acids
Of the 20 amino acids, the human body
is capable of producing 11 of them.
The other 9 called, Essential Amino Acids
must be supplied by food sources.
Complete Proteins:
Incomplete Proteins:
11
Fat
Food Sources:
12
Types of Fat
Saturated Fat:
Unsaturated Fat:
Monounsaturated Fat:
13
Cholesterol
14
Vitamins
Food Sources:
15
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Vitamins A, D, E, K
Require fat for the stomach to allow them to be carried
into the blood stream for use (absorption).
Can be stored in the body for later use.
Vitamins C and B-complex
Require water for absorption.
Easily absorbed and passed through the body as waste.
Vitamin A
Food Sources:
17
Vitamin D
Food Sources:
18
Vitamin E
Food Sources:
19
Vitamin K
Food Sources:
20
Vitamin B-complex
Food Sources:
21
muscles
Vitamin C
Food Sources:
22
Minerals
Food Sources:
23
Minerals
Calcium
Phosphorus
Magnesium
Sodium
Potassium
Iron
Others include:
24
Food Sources:
25
Iron
Food sources
26
Sodium
Food sources
27
Sodium
28
Nutrient Deficiency
29
30
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Here are some suggested sites you and your class may want to
investigate for more information on nutrients.
http://www.nutrition.gov/home/index.php3
http://www.nal.usda.gov:8001/py/pmap.htm
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http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
Teachers: Please note that these addresses are constantly changing and being updated. You
may need to revise this list.
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