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Understanding Essential Nutrients: Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, Fiber, Vitamins, Minerals & Water

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of essential nutrients crucial for health, detailing carbohydrates, fats, proteins, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and water. Learn about the different types and sources of each nutrient, their roles in the body, and dietary recommendations. Understand how carbohydrates serve as the body's main energy source, the importance of fats in energy storage, and the functions of proteins in muscle maintenance. Discover the importance of vitamins and minerals for growth and health, along with water's vital role in bodily functions.

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Understanding Essential Nutrients: Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, Fiber, Vitamins, Minerals & Water

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  1. Essential Nutrients Ryan Prior Computers 8

  2. Carbohydrates • Two types: • simple (quick energy) • complex (long energy) • Sources: • wheat products, candy, sugars, fruits, milk & etc… • Main energy source for body • May cause heart problems and diseases • 50/60% of diet

  3. Fats • Three types: • Trans fats • Saturated fats • Unsaturated fats • Sources: • Nuts, oils, butter, meat, fish, cheese & etc • Major storage form of energy in body • Helps brain and nervous system develop • Raise cholesterol levels, chance of heart disease • 30% of diet

  4. Protein • 22 different types of ammo acids • 13 your body can make by itself • 9 you get from the foods you eat • Sources: • Beef, eggs, milk, butter, nuts, seeds & etc • Maintains muscles, organs, and immune system • Protein protects you from diseases • Protein described as necklaces of ammo acids • Kids need 0.5 grams of protein/day • A molecule made up of ammo acids

  5. Fibre • Types • Soluble/ lower cholesterol & controls blood sugar • Insoluble/ feels fuller and eat less • Sources • Orange, apples, pear, rice, beans, oatmeal, bread & etc • Fibre speeds up excretion of waste & toxins • Fights illness and diseases • The amount of fibre needed: • A healthy man=30 grams • A health woman=20 grams

  6. Vitamins • Types • Fat soluble vitamins • Water soluble vitamins • Sources • Comes from everything you eat • Helps kids grow and develop • There are 13 vitamins your body needs • Organic compound used for nutrients

  7. Minerals (dietary) • Types • Micro (small minerals) • Macro (large minerals) • Minerals are natural compounds found in food. • Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Sulfur, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Iodine, Zinc, Fluoride, Selenium • There are 14 main minerals • Sources • Dairy, fruits, vegetables and meat products • Helps body function and maintain great health

  8. Water • Types of water • Salt water (if drink, you can get sick) • Fresh water ( O.K to drink) • Sources • Soup, orange juice, oranges & etc • Used for everything • Bathing, clean dishes, wash cars, keeps you alive, etc • A clear, colourless, odourless, and tasteless liquid • 70% of water in your body • 75% of world is water • You can find it everywhere • Minimum/Maximum amount of water is • 8 glasses (min) • 15 litres (max)

  9. Bibliography • http://kidshealth.org/parent/diabetes_basics/dictionary/fats.html • http://www.leancuisine.ca/en/NutritionWellness/Nutrition/The_facts_about_carbohydrates.htm • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/carb.html • http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=61 • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_functions_of_carbohydrates • http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-the-Functions-of-Carbohydrates?&id=1636603 • http://www.sparknotes.com/health/carbohydrates/section2.rhtml • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/fat.html • http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/health/fat_transfat.pdf • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/protein.html • http://www.answers.com/topic/protein • http://www.heartandstroke.com/site/c.ikIQLcMWJtE/b.3484239/ • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamins.html • http://www.thefoodchart.com/dietary-minerals.php • http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/d/dietary_mineral.htm • http://www.answers.com/topic/dietary-mineral

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