NUTRITION

CARBOHYDRATES

• The number one source if energy for your brain and body
• Found in grains, dairy, fruits, etc.
• Complex carbs are better than simple carbs
• Complex- minerals, fiber, vitamins

PROTEIN

• Helps build and repair muscle
• It should be 1/4 of your plate
• Found in meats, nuts, beans, eggs, ect.
• 4 calories per gram

FATS

• Helps keep us warm, look good, and it cushions organs
• Can be used as energy
• Healthy fats- seeds, olive oil, canola oil
• Avoid saturated fats (butter)
• 9 calories per gram

VITAMINS

• Protects against illness
• If you don't tend to them, you will become weak
• Pineapple, grapes, onions, blackberries, ect.
• Antioxidant

MINERALS

• Protects against illness
• Inorganic (not alive)
• Helps regulate chemical reaction
• Beans, whole grains, dairy, meat
• Calcium

WATER

• Eliminates waste
• Regulates body temperature
• Helps transport other nutrients
• More than 60% of body mass
• If you add fruits it becomes healthier
• You should have 9 - 13 cups a day