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Understanding Diet: Essential Nutrients for Health and Well-Being

The term "diet" encompasses more than just food choices; it relates to your body's nutrient needs. Nutrients are substances vital for normal bodily functions and health. Understanding the categories of nutrients—carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water—can help you make informed dietary decisions. Carbohydrates serve as primary energy sources, proteins aid in tissue repair, fats support skin health, vitamins regulate body functions, and minerals are crucial for overall bodily operations. Water constitutes a significant part of your body and is essential for various functions.

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Understanding Diet: Essential Nutrients for Health and Well-Being

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  1. Journal # 2 What does the word diet mean to you?

  2. Your Body’s Nutrient Needs

  3. NUTRIENTS • Substances in food that your body needs to carry out its normal functions

  4. NUTRITION • The process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth, and good health

  5. NUTRIENT CATEGORIES • Carbohydrates • Proteins • Fats • Vitamins • Minerals • Water

  6. Carbohydrates • Sugars and starches contained in foods • Primary energy source • 2 types of carbohydrates – Simple and Complex • Simple carbohydrates (sugars) – found in fruits, milk, and table sugars • Complex carbohydrates (starches) – bread, rice, pasta, beans, and other vegetables • Fiber – tough stringy part of raw fruits, raw vegetables, whole wheat and other whole grains. • Fiber can not be digested

  7. PROTEINS • Nutrients that provide the building blocks your body needs for growth • Promotes healing and aid in the repair of tissues • Fish, chicken, beef, eggs, milk, and most other dairy products

  8. FATS • Nutrients found in fatty animal tissue and plant oils • Helps keep skin healthy • Source of energy • Good Fats - Unsaturated Fats • Bad Fats - Saturated Fats, Transfats, Cholesterol • Good fats – olive oil, peanuts, fish oils • Bad fats – dairy, eggs, trans fats (microwave popcorn and some french fries) vegetable oils

  9. VITAMINS • Nutrients that help regulate body functions • Vitamins help your body use other nutrients and some help fight disease • Vitamin A, Vitamin, B12, Vitamin C • Fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads, and meats

  10. MINERALS • Elements in foods that help your body work properly • Builds healthy bones and teeth, iron carries oxygen to your cells • Calcium, Iron, Potassium • Milk, red meat, nuts, potatoes

  11. 45 to 75- 85% percent of the body is water Carries other nutrients around the body Amount of water you need depends on how much physical activity you get Helps with digestion removes waste cools you off WATER

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