A Balanced Diet
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- Created on: 27-01-14 19:39
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- A Balanced Diet
- Carbohydrates
- Pasta
- Rice
- Sugar
- Provide energy
- Lipids (fats and oils)
- Butter
- Oily fish
- Provides energy
- Acts as an energy store
- Provides insulation
- Proteins
- Meat
- Fish
- Growth and repair of tissue
- Provides energy in emergences
- Vitamins
- A
- Improves vision
- Keeps hair and skin healthy
- Liver
- C
- Oranges
- Needed to prevent scurvy
- D
- Eggs
- Needed for calcium absorption
- A
- Mineral Ions
- Calcium
- Milk
- Cheese
- Needed to make bones and teeth
- Iron
- Red meat
- Needed to make haemoglobin for healthy blood
- Calcium
- Water
- Food and drink
- Most bodily functions rely on water
- Need a constant supply to replace the water lost through breathing, sweating and urinating
- Dietary Fibre
- Wholemeal bread
- Aids the movement of food through the gut
- Carbohydrates
- Meat
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