What's a Balanced Diet

Calcium e.g

Dairy , veg

What is a balanced diet

Eating the appropriate amount of all nutrients and drinking an adequate amount of water

Why do we need minerals

Inorganic substances that body uses to perform different functions

E.g unsaturated fat

Red meat, oily fish

E.g Vitamin A

Vegetables

E.g fibre

Weetabix , beans , fruit and veg

E.g saturated fat

Oil, cheese

E.g complex carbohydrates

Pasta, potatoes

Nutrients

Protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water, fibre and fat

Why do we need fibre

To maintain a healthy digestive system , helps muscles push food through intestines

% of body that is water

60%

What is fibre

A type of carbohydrate

E.g iron

Beans, liver

E.g simple carbohydrates

Cakes, biscuits

Types of minerals

Calcium and iron

Insoluble in water

Fat

E.g protein

Fish, meat, eggs

Why do we need Vitamin D

For Strong bones

Why do we need vitamin A

For growth and seeing in the dark

Why do we need calcium

For strong bones and teeth

Why do we need Protein

For the growth and repair of muscles

E.g vitamin C

Fruit and veg

Why do we need iron

Haemoglobin for red blood cells

Why do we need vitamin C

Healthy skin and gums

Why do we need vitamins

Help processes that happen in our bodies, e.g immune system and nervous system

Why do we need water

Helps us digest and absorb food, regulates body temperature, removes toxins and waste, circulates blood

Why do we need fat

Keeps us warm, protects vital organs and a good source of energy

Why do we Carbohydrates

Main source of energy. Super and starch in body gives storage for energy and transports energy.

E.g vitamin D

Milk, veg and eggs

What is protein

Natural nutrient found in the body

How does fat protect the vital organs

Sticks to the arteries