Carbohydrates Fats Proteins Vitamins Minerals
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What is the description of carbs?
Foods that contain fibre, starches, and sugars
100
What is the description of fats?
Nutrients that give you energy.
Last nutrient to leave your body
100
What is the description of protein?
Essential compounds like enzymes, hormones and antibodies. Structural compounds for body tissue like muscles.
100
What is the definition of vitamins?
Substances that our bodies need to develop and function properly.
100
What is the description of Minerals?
Inorganic elements originated from rocks, soil, or water.
Can be absorbed by plants or water.
200
What is the benefits of carbs?
FUEL
Main source of energy
Fuel for your brain, kidneys, heart and central nervous system
200
What are the benefits of fat?
Keeps skin healthy. Helps the body absorb vitamins A,D and E. These vitamins can only be absorbed by fats.
200
What are the benefits of protein?
Increases muscle mass and strength, lowers blood pressure, and boosts metabolism.
200
What are the benefits of vitamins?
They help shore up bones, heal wounds, and bolster your immune system. They also convert food into energy, and repair cellular damage.
200
What are the benefits of Minerals?
Important for making enzymes and hormones, keep body working, strengthen bones and teeth.
300
What is the dangers of carbs?
Too much can lead to weight gain, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease.
Not enough leads to not enough fuel
300
What are the dangers of fats?
Saturated (animal source) may increase cardiovascular disease, TRANS (processed foods, partial hydrogenation) increase cholesterol levels, heart disease and strokes.
300
What is the dangers of protein?
Too much can lead to osteoporosis, damage kidneys, and reduce calcium in bones.
300
What are the dangers of vitamins?
To much vitamin c can make you nauseous, create diarrhea and stomach cramping.
300
What are the dangers of Minerals?
In large doses:
Tooth staining
Heart and kidney problems
Muscle weakness
400
What is the function of carbs?
Turns sugar into energy.
Simple energy digests quickly.
Complex digest and less blood sugar spikes.
400
What is the function of fats?
Helps absorb vitamins A,D,E, and K.
Major storage form of energy.
Builds nerve tissue and brain tissue.
A source for fatty acids the body cannot make itself
400
What is the function of protein?
Balance fluids and maintain a proper PH levels, helps build and repair body tissues
400
What are the functions of vitamins?
Helps with normal cell growth and development.
400
What is the function of Minerals?
Your body uses minerals for many different jobs, including keeping your bones, muscles, heart, and brain working properly.
500
What foods can carbs be found in?
Starchy Carbs: beans, fruits, whole grain, veggies.
Fiber: beans, fruit, nuts, seeds, whole grain.
Sugars: naturally occurring sugars in fruit
500
What foods can fat be found in?
Oils instead of butters.
Fish, lean meats
Avocados, penut butter
Cheese, sour cream, bacon
500
What foods can protein be found in?
Meat.
Fish.
Dairy.
Eggs.
500
What foods can Vitamins be found in?
Meat.
Fish.
You can also get them from supplements.
500
What foods can Minerals be found in?
Salt
Nuts
Milk
Whole grains






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