PowerPoint Presentation: FOOD NUTRIENTS By:Nikkie B. M orales
PowerPoint Presentation: Food- is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. Nutrition -is the process of breaking down food and substances taken in by the mouth to use for energy in the body.
PowerPoint Presentation: There are types of food nutrients. Most of us can get enough of these nutrients by eating foods from the major food groups each day.
PowerPoint Presentation: PROTEINS The chief function of protein in the body is to supply the tissue-building material.
PowerPoint Presentation: Fats provide twice as much energy and calories as do carbohydrates or protein. Fats are important in the diet to furnish energy, provide essential fatty acids, transport fat-soluble vitamins and aid in their absorption increase palatability, and give a feeling of fullness. FATS
PowerPoint Presentation: CARBOHYDRATES C arbohydrates are generally low in calories and fat and high in fiber .
PowerPoint Presentation: MINERALS Twenty known minerals are essential to health. Some of the more important minerals will be explained next
PowerPoint Presentation: Calcium The most abundant mineral in the bodyis calcium Phosphorus Phosphorus is necessary forbuilding bones and teeth . Iron Iron carries oxygen in the blood. Iodine The most important fact about iodine is that a deficiency of it can cause a goiter . Salt Salt is needed by everyone.