Nutrient Stations Notes Form

Nutrient Station Notes Carbohydrates 1. What is the primary function of carbohydrates? they are the main sorce of our bodys enrgy 2. What are the two categories that make up carbohydrates? simple and complex 3. Explain the difference between the categories identified in question #2. 4. Provide two food examples for each category of carbohydrates. Category #1: Food Examples: furits ,honey simple Category #2: Food Examples: complex whole grains, vegs 5. How does fiber play a role in carbohydrates? What two things does it do for the body? fiber slows glucose absobisoion down and lowers cholesterol Proteins 1. What is protein responsible for in the body? building and repairing tissues Kim Graybill/FamilyConsumerSciences.com amino acids 2. Proteins are broken down into ______________ _________________ 3. How many of those (answer to #2) need to be consumed through food? 9 4. Identify the two types of proteins and 3 foods examples for each source. Protein Type #1: Food Sources: complete proteins Protein Type #2: meat eggs dairy Food Sources: beans nuts grains incomplete proteins 35 5. _______% of daily calories should be lean protein. Fats 1. True or False: All fats are bad. (Highlight the correct answer.) 2. Besides providing energy, name 3 additional functions of fat in the body. vitamin absorions 3. Name a healthy fat and two foods that are good sources of it. fatty asiceds salmon and avocados 4. What two types of fatty foods need to be consumed in smaller amounts and less often? saturaded fats trans fats Kim Graybill/FamilyConsumerSciences.com Vitamins 1. Why should vitamins be consumed daily? VItamins should be comsumed daily bc the body canntot store most of them 2. What letters of the alphabet make up the essential vitamins needed by the body? a b c d e and k 3. Which foods are excellent sources of Vitamin C? citurs foods 4. What vitamin is folate? B9 5. What problems can a folate deficiency cause? anemmia and neural table 6. Who should be sure to consume enough folate? pregnat women 7. Provide 3 foods high in folate. spinsh lentils forifed ceriarls 8. Which vitamin is also known as the “sunshine” vitamin? vitmen d 9. Besides good night vision, what role does Vitamin A play in the body? immune fucion Kim Graybill/FamilyConsumerSciences.com 10. What color are the fruits/vegetables that typically provide Vitamin A? orange 11. Which vitamin helps prevent blood clots and which vitamin helps control blood clotting? vitmen e and k Minerals 1. What is the function of minerals in the body? grow devlop and stay healthy 2. There are actually 17 minerals your body needs daily. The article mentions which 7? calisuim and phosphorus 3. Based on what the article says about the purpose/function of minerals, see if you can match the mineral with its health concern when there is a deficiency or excess in the diet. (Highlight matches with corresponding colors--you will use 4 different colors!) 1. 2. 3. 4. Iron Sodium Potassium Calcium a. b. c. d. osteoporosis muscle cramps anemia high blood pressure Water 1. According to the article section, water is (most or least) important to survival. Highlight the correct answer. 2. Functions of water include: Unscramble the words to find out. ● Orpcsse some smintiva: ___________________________________ Kim Graybill/FamilyConsumerSciences.com ● Prevent eydhradinot: ______________________________________ ● Spnoartrt treinutns: _______________________________________ ● Remove swate duprocts: ___________________________________ 3. Daily intake for men= _______liters which = approximately ______ounces. 4. Daily intake for women=_______liters which = approximately ______ ounces. 5. Foods that contain water include: Kim Graybill/FamilyConsumerSciences.com