6 Essential Nutrients
Proteins
Builds and repairs all tissues and cells in the body. Found in: Foods of animal origin; meat, fish, eggs, milk, and nuts and beans.
Saturated fats
Butter, meat, chocolate, fried foods; Fat that is solid at room temperatures
Calcium
Essential for the formation of bones and teeth; found in dairy foods, dark green vegetables, almonds, fish
Iron
Essential for the formation of hemoglobin in the blood; Found in red meats, raisins, dark leafy vegetables
Simple carbohydrates
Foods high in sugars - added or natural; Cakes, cookies, cereal, juice
Complete proteins
Includes all of the essential amino acids required from food because the body cannot manufacture them
Minerals
Involved in a wide range of functions, including bone and blood formation.
Vitamins
Involved in a wide range of functions, including normal cell division and growth, wound healing, the development of good eyesight
Cholesterol
Made in the body and found naturally in food of animal origin. Aids with digestion.
Osteoporosis
Nutrient deficiency where bones become brittle, weak and have holes. Results from a lack of bone building nutrients such as calcium.
Anemia
Nutrient deficiency where there is a lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood. A person becomes weak and pale in color.
Unsaturated fats
Oils - liquid at room temperature. (monounsaturated fats are nuts, avocado: "good fat")
6 categories of nutrients
Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Minerals, Water
Supplements
Replacement for nutrients that can be in pill, powder or liquid form.
Water soluble vitamins
The 8 B Group Vitamins and Vitamin C
Water
The major constituent of all body fluids, maintains the body's temperature and essential for digestion; found in water, soups, fruit, milk.
Fats
The most concentrated source of energy and necessary for fat soluble vitamins to digest; cushions and protects our vital organs.
Carbohydrates
This nutrient is broken down during digestion into glucose and it is then used by the cells as the body's main source of energy
Fat soluble vitamins
Vitamins A, D, E, K
Complex Carbohydrates
Whole grain cereals as well as vegetables, legumes and fruit.
Calories
measurement of food energy