Provides energy Creates glucose Adds taste and appearance

• Provides energy • Creates glucose • Adds taste and appearance • Absorbed into bloodstream • Examples: • • Grain Rice Breads Veggies • Two Types – Simple (Sugar) – Complex (Starches)

• • Carbohydrates that can not be digested Found in plants (Fruit, Veggies, & Grains) Soluble& Insoluble Lowers Blood cholesterol Helps digestive system stay healthy Has no calories Examples: – Bread – Fruit – Almonds

• • • Builds nerve tissue and hormones Used as fuel Stored in fat cells Kids need 2, 000 calories per day Bodies way of thinking ahead Examples: – – Nuts Butter Oil Meat

• • A, D, E, and K dissolve in fat Found in all foods Need a fresh supply of vitamins Helps to grow and develop properly Uses iron 2 types • fat soluble • water soluble

• Helps the body develop and grow • Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc. • Iron is used to carry oxygen • Creates a steady heart beat • 2 types, macro minerals & trace minerals • Macro minerals: calcium, potassium, sulfer • Trace minerals: iron, copper , zinc

• • Your body constantly looses water. Replace water very often Water is commonly found in food no calories Need it to survive Suggested 168 m. L per day 73% of your body is water

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