6 Essential Nutrients GAME PLAN Learning Goal I

6 Essential Nutrients

GAME PLAN Learning Goal: • • I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs Minds On: • • Class Brainstorm Action: • • Lesson – 6 essential nutrients • Worksheet Consolidation: • • Stickies – Name the 3 of the 6 main nutrients and give a FOOD example

What are they? • • • 1) Carbohydrates 2) Proteins 3) Fats 4) Vitamins 5) Minerals 6) Water Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Carbohydrates • • • Supply our bodies with the main source of energy function What do you think are the best sources of carbohydrates? • whole grains • vegetables • beans 3 main forms: sugars, starches, fiber Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

What does your body do with carbs? • • • Breaks it down into it’s simplest form (sugar) Goes into the bloodstream (blood sugar level) Makes energy (easiest to break down) Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Proteins • Build up, maintain and replace tissue in your body • • muscles, organs and immune system mostly made up of protein Your body breaks down the proteins and makes specialized protein cells • Hemoglobin (carries oxygen, part of our red blood cells) Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

What does your body do with protein? • Breaks it down into it’s simplest form: amino acid • • Amino acids are used for different functions There are 22 in the world, but our bodies can only make 13 (leaving how many. . . ? ) • • Complete proteins have all 9 (like meat and milk) Incomplete is missing 1 or more (like vegetables) Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Fats • Why do little kids get to drink whole milk while you should be drinking low-fat? • • • Fat helps the brain and nervous system develop properly What are the 3 types of fat? • Saturated • Unsaturated • Trans Fats insulate nervous system and help create hormones Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Types of Fat • Saturated Fat • • • to much can raise your blood cholesterol = risk of heart disease Unsaturated Fat • • • found in meat, milk, cheese, coconut oil found in plant foods (almonds, olive oil) and fish (salmon, tuna) good for heart health (IN MODERATION Trans Fat • found in margarine, snack foods, baked goods • a. k. a hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated • to much can raise your blood cholesterol = risk of heart disease Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Vitamins • • • Substances found in the foods we eat Your body cannot make vitamins so we have to EAT them Name some of the vitamins you know and what they do. . . - Vitamin D (Bones) - Vitamin A (eyesight) - Vitamin C (helps heal your body) - B Vitamins (make energy!) Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Where are Vitamins? 2 main type of vitamins: • • fat soluble and water soluble Where do you think the fat soluble vitamins stay? • • • IN YOUR FAT (and in your liver) until your body needs it! few days-6 months A, D, E, K (adek) are all fat soluble What happens to the water soluble vitamins? • • • They travel through your bloodstream, and what your body doesn’t use comes out when you pee! Need to be replaced more often Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Minerals • • • Help your body grow, develop and stay healthy 2 main kinds of minerals • Macromineral • Trace Mineral Which do you need more of? Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Types of Minerals • Main Macrominerals: • Calcium • Phosporous • Maganese • Sodium • Potassium • Chloride • Sulfur • Main Trace Minerals: • Iron • Maganese • Copper • Iodine • Zinc • Colbalt • Flouride • Selenium Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

Water • • Makes up more than half of your body weight Can’t survive for more than a few days • Blood is made up of mostly water, it carries oxygen to your body Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs

What does water do? • • Part of blood Aslo part of lymph (helps your immune system) Digests food and gets rid of waste Cool your body down Learning Goal: I will be able to identify the 6 essential nutrients the human body needs