ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS

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ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS
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PROTEINS

• NEEDED TO BUILD, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CELLS AND
  TISSUES, AND PROVIDE ENERGY
• SOURCES MEAT, FISH, EGGS, MILK, GRAINS, DRY
  BEANS, SEEDS, AND PEAS

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PROTEINS THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE BODY
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CARBOHYRDRATES

• PROVIDE BODY WITH ENERGY AND FIBER TO AID IN
  DIGESTION
• SOURCES GRAINS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND MILK

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CARBOHYDRATES

• FUEL FOR AN ACTIVE, VIGOROUS LIFESTYLE

STARCH
SUGAR
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FATS

• PROVIDE BODY WITH A SOURCE OF ENERGY AND ARE
  VITAL FOR CERTAIN BODY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS
  INSULATION, CUSHION BODY ORGANS, AND CARRYING
  FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS
• SOURCES MOST FOODS, ESPECIALLY BUTTER, SALAD
  OIL, CHOCOLATE, MEAT, FISH, ECT.

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MINERALS

• PERFORM VITAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING HELPING THE
  BODY PROCESS OTHER NUTRIENTS
• SOURCES MANY FOODS, INCLUDING VEGETABLES,
  GRAINS AND MILK
• CALCIUIM, PHOSPHORUS, IRON, IODINE, POTASSIUM,
  SODIUM

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FUNCTIONS OF MINERALS

• CALCIUM BUILDS AND MAINTAINS TEETH AND BONES
• PHOSPHORUS HELPS RELASE ENERGY FROM NUTRIENTS
• MAGNESIUM AIDS IN BREAKING DOWN OF GLUCOSE AND
  PROTEINS
• SODIUM REGULATES INTERNAL WATER BALANCE
• POTASSIUM REGULATES FLUID BALANCE IN CELLS
• IRON HELPS TRANSFER OXYGEN IN RED BLOOD CELLS
• ZINC AIDS IN TRASPORT OF CARBON DIOXIDE

• CALCIUM CHEESE, MILK, DARK GREEN VEGETABLES
• PHOSPHORUS MEAT POULTRY, FISH, EGGS
• MAGNESIUM GREEN VEGETABLES, GRAINS, NUTS
• SODIUM MOST FOODS, TABLE SALT
• POTASSIUM ORANGES, BANANAS, MEATS POTATOES
• IRON LIVER, RED MEATS
• ZINC MEATS, SHELLFISH, WHOLE GRAINS

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VITAMINS

• PERFORM VITAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING HELPING THE
  BODY PROCESS OTHER NUTRIENTS, AND FIGHT
  INFECTIONS
• SOURCES MANY FOODS, ESPECIALLY FRUITS,
  VEGETABLES AND GRAINS

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WATER

• CARRIES OTHER NUTRIENTS THROUGH THE BODY, HELPS
  DIGESTION, REMOVES WASTES FROM THE BODY,
  LUBRICATES THE JOINTS, AND KEEPS THE BODY FROM
  OVERHEATING
• SOURCES ALL FOODS AND BEVERAGES

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WHY WE EAT THE FOOD WE EAT??

• FAMILY INFLUENCES
• ETHNIC BACKGROUND
• ADVERTISEMENTS
• REIGION OF COUNTRY
• FRIENDS
• LIFESTYLE-------------?
• COST OF FOOD

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CHOOSING A HEALTHY DIET

• RDA (recommended daily allowance) suggest the
  amounts of 19 essential nutrients that most
  people need to stay healthy. The RDA also
  includes guidelines for calories and estimated
  intake for vitamins and minerals
• DIET Everything a person eats or drinks

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DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS

• THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS PUBLISHED
  NURTRITIONAL ADVICE ON HOW TO EAT TO STAY
  HEALTHY. THE GUIDELINES ARE MEANT FOR HEALTHY
  AMERICANS AGED 2 YEARS AND OVER. FOLLOWING THESE
  GUIDELINES WILL DECEREASE YOU RISK OR DIET
  RELATED PROBLEMS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE

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NUTRITION ASSIGNMENT

• YOU NEED TO WRITE ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER,
  WHAT YOU ATE FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER OVER
  THE PAST TWO DAYS
• YOU NEED TO NOTE NEXT TO THE FOOD, WHAT TYPE OF
  NUTRITIONAL BENEFIT YOU RECEIVED