CARBOHYDRATES

• Carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy.

• You need about 250 grams a day.• They come in two types:

* Simple (sugars)* Complex (starches)

• Both types are used for energy.• Complex carbohydrates has usually more

nutritious.• Starches tend to provide more vitamins.

FATS

• Essential for a healthy body.• Play an important role in food manufacture.• Transport oxygen to every cell in your body.• The right fats protect you from cancer.• Located deeper within the body.• 30% of your daily calories should come

from fats• Chemically active part of your cell membranes.

FIBRE (FIBER)

• Traditionally, fibre was considered to be an inert part of food.

• Is often divided into two broad classes:* Insoluble forms* Soluble forms

• You need 25 – 30 grams of fibre each day.• Foods with fibre are beneficial to health.• May also lower LDL cholesterol ("bad"

cholesterol). • High-fibre foods have 5 grams or more fibre.• Keep your digestive system healthy .

PROTEIN• Is an essential component of the diet .• 20% of your daily calories should

come from proteins.• Helps your body:

* Repair muscles* Grow tissue

• Protein makes up your:* Muscles* Hair* Bones

VITAMINS

• Your body needs them to work properly.• Vitamin D helps your bones. • Vitamin A helps you see at night. • Vitamin C helps your body healthy.• B vitamins help your body make protein.• Each vitamin has a special role to play.• Vitamins are found in every fruit and

vegetable.

MINERALS• Minerals are widely available from the

natural foods we eat.• Minerals help your body:

* grow and develop* stay healthy

• Essential in:* nerve responses* muscle contractions* changing nutrients in foods

• They strengthen skeletal structures.

WATER

• In many ways, water is a miracle liquid.• It is essential for all living things.• Also called H2O.• Without it you would dehydrate and die!• People should drink 8 cups a day.• 8-10 glasses a day could ease back and joint

pain.• Drinking 5 glasses daily decreases the risk

of colon cancer .

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