1. Learning Target for Nutrition Unit
Identify factors that determine the reliability of good nutrition
Develops a healthy relationship with food.

2. What are the six essential nutrients?
Nutrition Unit
What are the six essential nutrients?

3. Breads, grains, fruit, starchy vegetable
Carbohydrates
Main energy source for the brain
Body could not function without carbohydrates
Breads, grains, fruit, starchy vegetable

4. Protein Meat, Eggs, Dairy, Beans Major structural component of cells
Is responsible for the building and repair of body tissues
Amino acids are the building blocks for protein
Meat, Eggs, Dairy, Beans

5. Omega 3-Rich foods, Fish, Walnuts, Avocados, Nuts, Seeds
Fat
Fat is an energy source when absorbed.
Twenty to 35 percent of your daily intake should come from fat
increases the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins including vitamins A, D, E and K
Omega 3-Rich foods, Fish, Walnuts, Avocados, Nuts, Seeds

6. The best resource is through diet – eating healthy
Vitamins
Vitamin D helps to maintain calcium homeostasis
Vitamin C is necessary for the synthesis of collagen
Folate, found in foods, helps to prevent birth defects.
The best resource is through diet – eating healthy

7. Minerals Potassium maintains fluid volume inside and outside of cells
Sodium helps to maintain fluid volume outside of the cells and helps cells to function normally
Calcium helps to maintain and build strong bones and teeth.
Bananas, potatoes, tomatoes- potassium
Milk and cheese - calcium

8. Water
Helps to maintain homeostasis in the body and transports nutrients to cells
Assists in removing waste products from the body
Watermelon contains water
2 to 3 liters a day
25 to 35 milliliters a day