Food and Nutrition
Microbiology
Food is any substance (material) consumed (eaten) to provide nutrients (things your body needs). Food gives you energy to ____________.
Plants eat just like people and that is how they get their energy.
What are the THREE things that food does for us?
Use your slides to match each correctly.
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Minerals are | arrow_right_alt | a substance from a plant or animal you eat. |
Vitamins are | arrow_right_alt | a substance from soil or water that you eat. |
Use your slides to match each correctly.
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Fats | arrow_right_alt | is a mineral that helps move oxygen in your body. |
Iron | arrow_right_alt | is a mineral that builds strong bones. |
Carbohydrates | arrow_right_alt | Help you grow |
Proteins | arrow_right_alt | Give you energy |
Calcium | arrow_right_alt | Help repair your body |
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Flexibility | arrow_right_alt | is movement of your body to keep you healthy. |
Exercise | arrow_right_alt | is being able to stretch your body easily. |
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Fiber like green vegetables and beans.... | arrow_right_alt | Give you energy slowly. |
Sugars like cake and ice cream... | arrow_right_alt | Help you digest your food. |
Starches like pasta, bread, and rice .... | arrow_right_alt | give your body energy quickly. |
It is not important to have a balanced diet.
To have a balanced diet you should have:
½ of your food should come from carbohydrates.
¼ of your food should come from proteins.
¼ of your food should come from fats.