Food Groups

Food Groups

1. Carbohydrates (starch

   • Bread, potatoes, cereals, pasta
   • Energy, Weak, no energy

2. Proteins

   • Fish, Meat, Eggs
   • Building cells
     • (vital for growth and repair) takes longer for cuts to heal.

3. Fats

   • Bread, Cream, Oil, Sugar
   • Energy, Insulation
     • Fats for store of energy which are used when body runs out of carbohydrates.

4. Vitamins

   • A, B1, B2, C, D, E
   • Fruit, Vegetables, Cereal
   • Need only small amounts and keep vital processes occuring.
     • Keeps gums and skin healthy
       • Scurvy

5. Minerals

   • Iron, Calcium, Sodium, Iodine
   • Meat, Milk/Dairy, salt, sea food
   • Get rickets
     • Help the blood, teeth, bones, nerves, thyroid in the neck.

6. Roughage / Fibre

   • Vegetable, fruit, cereal
   • Roughage keeps the digestive system working properly.
     • If you don't have enough, you develop constipation

7. Water

   • Water, soup, Drinks
   • 75% of one's body is made out of water and all chemical reactions take place in water, example, digestion.