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Joe Huang Block: A HACE 8 • • • • • Provides body with energy Helps your cells grow Should make up 60% of diet Has 4 calories per gram Types of carbs: – Simple (For quick energy) • Different types of sugars – Complex (For long lasting energy) • Vegetable, Grains and Beans • • • • • • Protects & insulates your body Best source of energy Should make up 20% of diet Has 9 calories per gram Fat is burned when other sources depleted Types of fats: – Saturated (Normal fat) • Pork, beef, etc. – Unsaturated (Healthy fat) • Olive oil, other organic oils, etc. • • • • • • Builds muscles Helps us fight diseases Stores iron Your body is made of proteins Has 4 calories per gram Types of proteins: – Complete (All essential parts) • Red meats, dairy, poultry – Incomplete (Partly essential parts) • Fruit, vegetables, grains and nuts • • • • • • Fibre makes you feel full It provides energy to your liver Helps clean your teeth Helps break down other foods Should eat about 30 – 35g per day 2 types of fibre: – Soluble (Absorbs water) • Most fruits and vegetables – Insoluble (Goes through body unchanged) • Beans, wheat • • • • • • There are many forms of vitamins It can temporarily replace food Keeps body strong Makes red and white blood cells Aids food to give you energy Types of vitamins: – Natural • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc. – Artificial • Vitamin (candy form or tablets) • • • • • • There are many forms of minerals Most foods contain minerals Minerals help bones grow Some help you digest food Others helps your organs grow A few types of minerals: – Calcium • Builds strong bones – Iron • Helps transfer oxygen to organs • • • • • • • Water absorbs waste Water keeps your body cells working A body can only last a week w/out water The body cannot retain water The waste water exits the body as urine 75% of human body is water Sources of water: – Direct • Tap water, bottled water – Indirect • Fruits, vegetables, etc. Bibliography • http://www.mamashealth.com/nutrition/carbo.asp • http://www.indiadiets.com/foods/food_nutrients/Carbohydra tes.htm • http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/carb.html • http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/t041300.asp#t041301 • http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docume nt-2473/T-3163web.pdf • http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/fiber/fib_body.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/minerals.html • http://www.nahanniriverherbs.com/187 • http://www.theallineed.com/health/07101680.htm