• Sugars that provide body with energy
• Can be broken down easily
Where can carbohydrates be found?
• Bread• Pasta• Candy• Toast• Sodas• Wines• Beer• Fruits
Types of Carbohydrates• Simple Carbohydrates
– Also called simple sugars:• Includes;
– Fructose– Sucrose– Lactose
– Great source of energy
• Complex Carbohydrates– Takes longer to digest– Include:
• Fibre• Starches
• A part of food
• Supplies energy
• Keeps body warm
• Trans Fat– Found processed food– Can raise blood cholesterol and risks of heart disease
• Unsaturated Fat– Found in plant foods and fish– May be good for health
• Saturated Fat– Found in meat, palm oil, coconut oil and other animal products– Can raise blood cholesterol and risks of heart disease
Types of Fat
• builds up, maintains, and replaces the tissues in your body
What are Proteins, and what does it do?
• Complete– From animal– Contains all nine amino acids
• Incomplete– From vegetables– Lacks one or more amino acids
Types of Protein
• Found in foods we eat:– Carrot– Milk– Oranges– Green Vegetables
• Helps you grow• Vitamin A, B, C, D, E• Fat Soluble and Water Soluble • Cleans your body• Stays in your body until you need it• Vitamins stay in your body for a while
• Helps your body develop
• Body use minerals to do things
• Build strong bones
• Keeps your heartbeats normal
• Everywhere in our body
• About 70% of our body
• Our body can’t survive without it
• Travels around our body
• Bones have water
• Carbohydrates that can not be digested• Helps aid digestion• Bind water• Can be found in cooked dried beans and peas, oat bran, fresh fruit,
fresh vegetables.
Types of Fibre
• Soluble– pectin, guar, carrageenan, gums, mucilage, and oat bran
• Insoluble– cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin
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