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Nutrients in "GO" Foods Explained

This document discusses the key nutrients needed for healthy living: carbohydrates and fats which provide energy, proteins which promote growth, and vitamins and minerals which regulate body functions. These nutrients are found in "GO", "GROW", and "GLOW" foods respectively. The document emphasizes eating a variety of foods in moderation to ensure the body receives all necessary nutrients for good health and avoiding too much fat, sugar, or salt which can lead to health issues.

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Nutrients in "GO" Foods Explained

This document discusses the key nutrients needed for healthy living: carbohydrates and fats which provide energy, proteins which promote growth, and vitamins and minerals which regulate body functions. These nutrients are found in "GO", "GROW", and "GLOW" foods respectively. The document emphasizes eating a variety of foods in moderation to ensure the body receives all necessary nutrients for good health and avoiding too much fat, sugar, or salt which can lead to health issues.

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FOOD NUTRIENTS

for
HEALTHY LIVING
LESSON 4
Do you enjoy eating the food shown below?
These food items contain nutrients or substances
in food that make the body get energy, grow, and regulat
e body functions. As a child, you have the right to grow
up healthy and strong.

Food provides you with nutrients: The process in which


your body takes in and uses nutrients is called:
nutrition.
Here are the nutrients needed for good health. Too much or
too little of these nutrients can lead to poor health.

1. Carbohydrates and fats – found in “GO” foods.


They provide you energy.

2. Proteins – found in “GROW” foods. They promote


growth and body building.

3. Vitamins and minerals – found in “GLOW” foods.


They regulate body functions.
“GO” foods Carbohydrates and Fats

CARBOHYDRATES

These are found in rice, cereal, bread, corn and potatoes.


“GO” foods Carbohydrates and Fats

FATS

These are found in oil, butter, and cheese.


“GROW” foods
PROTEINS

These are found in milk, cheese, eggs, meat, fish, beans and
nuts.
“GLOW” foods
VITAMINS and MINERALS

These are found in fruits and vegetables.


Tips to Proper Eating:
1. Eat a variety of foods. Make sure you eat go, grow, and
glow foods to ensure your body gets all the nutrients it
needs. You will learn more about this in the next lesson.

2. Do not eat too much fat, sugar, and salt. Too much fat
can lead to obesity or the condition of being overweight.
Too much sugar can also lead to obesity and can use
teeth to decay. Too much salt can use problems with the
heart and kidneys.
“HEALTH for LIFE”

Too much or too little of everything is not good for your


body. Eating just the right amount is called
“moderation.”
Eating foods in moderation is a healthy habit. It makes
you GO, GROW, and GLOW.

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