What are Nutrients?

1. What are Nutrients? 6th Grade

2. Nutrients: substances in foods that provide energy and materials for cell development, growth, and repair • 6 Kinds: • Proteins • Carbohydrates • Fats • Vitamins • Minerals • Water

3. Vitamins: For what are they used? • Growth of your body and new cells • Regulating your body’s functions (keeping 98.6*) • Preventing disease

4. Does any one food have all of the vitamins that you need? • No! • However Kale, Spinach, and Broccoli have been consistently ranking in the top ten best foods for you  they have MANY of the essential vitamins that you need

5. Vitamins are classified into two groups: • Water-soluble: dissolve easily in water and are NOT stored by your body so you need to replace them in your body every day • Fat-soluble: dissolve only in fat, and your body stores these

6. Water-Soluble Vitamins  Replace these every day! • All form of Vitamin B (Thiamin-Vitamin B1,Riboflavin-Vitamin B2, Niacin-Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6, Folate-Vitamin B9, Vitamin B12) • Vitamin C

7. Fat-Soluble Vitamins • Vitamin A • Vitamin D • Vitamin E • Vitamin K

8. Minerals: inorganic nutrients that lack carbohydrates and regulate chemical reactions in your body

9. How many minerals does your body use? • 14 • Minerals: build cells, control chemical reactions in cells, send nerve impulses through your body, help muscles contract, carry oxygen to body cells, keeps the heart beating

10. Your body uses the largest quantity of which two minerals? • Calcium • Phosphorus

11. Differences between Vitamins and Minerals

12. Vitamin A –think orange! • Prevents eye problems • Helps keep a healthy immune system • Helps cells grow • Keeps skin healthy

13. Vitamin C –think fruit! • Needed to form collagen, a tissue that holds your cells together • Good for healthy bones, teeth, gums, and blood vessels • Helps the body absorb iron, aids in wound healing, and contributes to brain function • Helps fight sickness!

14. Vitamin D • Strengthens bones because it helps the body absorb bone-building calcium

15. Vitamin E –think CELLS! • Antioxidant –helpful for protecting cells from being damaged or kills • Helps cell membranes form • Helps protect the health of red blood cells

16. All Vitamin B Vitamins (B6, B12, Riboflavin, Niacin, Thiamin) • Helps with growth • Helps with a healthy nervous system

17. Vitamin K –think wound healing! • Helps your blood clot and helps wounds heal quickly

18. 2 Types of Minerals: Major Minerals and Trace Minerals Major Minerals: your body needs to consume greater than 100 milligrams per day Calcium Magnesium Sodium Sulfur Potassium Phosphorus Chloride

19. Trace Minerals • Need to consume greater than 20 milligrams per day (so a very small amount) • Iron, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, iodide, manganese, molybdenum, fluoride

20. Calcium –think strong bones!

21. Phosphorus: strong bones, muscle contraction • Seeds (Sunflower, Chia, Sesame, Watermelon, Flaxseeds) • Pork, Beef, Shellfish, Salmon

22. Potassium –balance of water in cells, muscle contractions

23. Sodium –fluid balance in tissues, nerve impulses

24. Iron –oxygen transport to red blood cells

25. Iodine –metabolism & thyroid (hormone)