The 6 Essential Nutrients
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Did you know that...
Essential nutrients are needed for the body to function properly.
Because the body does not make any of these nutrients, it is important that we eat them every day. Not getting enough of each nutrient can lead to a decline in health. This is the reason they are called “essential.”
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The Essential Nutrients Are:
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Vitamins
Protein
Minerals
Water
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Introducing Minerals
Minerals have many functions in the body, such as building bones. The two kinds of minerals are major and trace minerals. The body needs major minerals in larger amounts than trace minerals. Some examples of minerals are calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium.
Calcium
magnesium
potassium
Milk, seafood, nuts, cereals, eggs, vegetables are just a few examples, but minerals are in everything we eat.
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+ Magnesium
Foods Rich in Magnesium, Calcium and Potassium
Your muscles, kidneys and heart require magnesium to function optimally. Good dietary sources of magnesium include legumes, whole grains, wheat bran, soybean flour, whole-wheat flour, oat bran, spinach, beet greens, green leafy vegetables and Swiss chard.
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+ Calcium
Foods Rich in Magnesium, Calcium and Potassium
Your body uses calcium to form and maintain strong bones and teeth. Good sources of calcium include cheeses, kale, cabbage, turnip greens, bok choy, broccoli, dark leafy greens, kelp, dried figs, sardines, canned salmon, oysters, hazelnuts, yogurt, milk and cottage cheese.
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+ Potassium
Foods Rich in Magnesium, Calcium and Potassium
Potassium ensures that your digestive and muscular systems perform their assigned functions effectively. Foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, avocados, orange juice, bananas, cantaloupes, cod, flounder, salmon, chicken and other meats contain decent amounts of potassium.
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Lipids
Lipids are also known as fats. They help the body absorb vitamins and are important in growth and development. Lipids affect cholesterol levels. Like carbohydrates, they also provide us with energy. The three types of lipids are:
trans fats
saturated
unsaturated
Lipids can be solid or liquid. Meats, cheese, butter, whole milk, cookies, french fries, fish all contain lipids
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Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates give your body energy. They are a major source of calories because we need a lot of them. When we eat carbohydrates, they are broken down into glucose. Glucose is a very small unit of sugar.
Energy
comes from carbohydrates
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This provides energy to different parts of the body, such as cells and organs. The three different types of carbohydrates are simple sugars, complex carbohydrates, and dietary fiber.
Fruits, vegetables, pasta, whole grain bread and cereals are just a few foods that contain carbohydrates.
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Proteins
Proteins are made up of little building blocks called amino acids. They help maintain our body’s bones, muscles, and skin. It is important to eat protein every day because our bodies can’t store it as easily as they can store carbohydrates.
Meat, dairy, nuts, beans are just a few of the foods that contain protein.
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Vitamins
Vitamins help your body develop and grow. The two types of vitamins are fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body and can build up. Excess water-soluble vitamins are easily removed through the urine. There are 13 vitamins.
Milk, dark vegetables, fortified cereals, meats are just some of the foods that contain vitamins.
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The 6 Essential Nutrients
Discover!
Click on me!
Did you know that...
Essential nutrients are needed for the body to function properly. Because the body does not make any of these nutrients, it is important that we eat them every day. Not getting enough of each nutrient can lead to a decline in health. This is the reason they are called “essential.”
Click on me!
The Essential Nutrients Are:
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Vitamins
Protein
Minerals
Water
Click on me!
Introducing Minerals
Minerals have many functions in the body, such as building bones. The two kinds of minerals are major and trace minerals. The body needs major minerals in larger amounts than trace minerals. Some examples of minerals are calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium.
Calcium
magnesium
potassium
Milk, seafood, nuts, cereals, eggs, vegetables are just a few examples, but minerals are in everything we eat.
Click on me!
+ Magnesium
Foods Rich in Magnesium, Calcium and Potassium
Your muscles, kidneys and heart require magnesium to function optimally. Good dietary sources of magnesium include legumes, whole grains, wheat bran, soybean flour, whole-wheat flour, oat bran, spinach, beet greens, green leafy vegetables and Swiss chard.
Click on me!
+ Calcium
Foods Rich in Magnesium, Calcium and Potassium
Your body uses calcium to form and maintain strong bones and teeth. Good sources of calcium include cheeses, kale, cabbage, turnip greens, bok choy, broccoli, dark leafy greens, kelp, dried figs, sardines, canned salmon, oysters, hazelnuts, yogurt, milk and cottage cheese.
Click on me!
+ Potassium
Foods Rich in Magnesium, Calcium and Potassium
Potassium ensures that your digestive and muscular systems perform their assigned functions effectively. Foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, avocados, orange juice, bananas, cantaloupes, cod, flounder, salmon, chicken and other meats contain decent amounts of potassium.
Click on me!
Lipids
Lipids are also known as fats. They help the body absorb vitamins and are important in growth and development. Lipids affect cholesterol levels. Like carbohydrates, they also provide us with energy. The three types of lipids are:
trans fats
saturated
unsaturated
Lipids can be solid or liquid. Meats, cheese, butter, whole milk, cookies, french fries, fish all contain lipids
Click on me!
Which of these foods do you think contain trans fats?
Drag out foods that you think contain trans fats
Click on me!
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates give your body energy. They are a major source of calories because we need a lot of them. When we eat carbohydrates, they are broken down into glucose. Glucose is a very small unit of sugar.
Energy
comes from carbohydrates
Click on me!
This provides energy to different parts of the body, such as cells and organs. The three different types of carbohydrates are simple sugars, complex carbohydrates, and dietary fiber.
Fruits, vegetables, pasta, whole grain bread and cereals are just a few foods that contain carbohydrates.
Click on me!
Proteins
Proteins are made up of little building blocks called amino acids. They help maintain our body’s bones, muscles, and skin. It is important to eat protein every day because our bodies can’t store it as easily as they can store carbohydrates.
Meat, dairy, nuts, beans are just a few of the foods that contain protein.
Click on me!
Vitamins
Vitamins help your body develop and grow. The two types of vitamins are fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body and can build up. Excess water-soluble vitamins are easily removed through the urine. There are 13 vitamins.
Milk, dark vegetables, fortified cereals, meats are just some of the foods that contain vitamins.
Click on me!
I am very surprised to discover that foods have different elements that nourish our body!
Do you think that essential nutrients are the basis of the superpowers we are looking for?
Click on me!