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