Nutrition
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How
many food groups do you know?Give short characteristics of each of
them.
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Vegetables(they
contains fructose and vitamins)
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Fruit
(they contains fructose and vitamins)
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Breads,
cereals, rice and pasta (they contains starches )
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Milk
yogurt and cheese(there are lactose)
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Meat
poultry fish dried beans and peas eggs and nuts(they contain
proteins)
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What
are the properties of nutrients?
Water is the most critical nutrient.the body needs
water to carry out all its life processes.
Carbohydrates include all sugars and starches.They
serve as the main source of energy.
Fructose comes from fruits and vegetables.
Lactose is found in milk.
Fats are a highly concentrated source of energy
and they are composed of an alcohol called glycerol and substances
called fatty acids.
Proteins provide energy and serve as one of the
main building materials of the body.
Minerals are needed for the growth and maintenance
of bode structures.
Iron is an important part of hemoglobin.
Vitamins should be supplied daily in the diet.
