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Nutrients food and nutrition - Coggle Diagram
Nutrients food and nutrition
Nutrients
Diet
Seven life processes
Feed
Breathe
Move
Grow
Excrete
Sense
Reproduce
Four main food groups
Carbohydrates
Gives living organisms energy keeps body warm e.g.: sugar and starch
Green plants make food in the form of starch through photosynthesis (seeds and roots
Proteins
To build and repair bodies and for growth
Help living things fight sicknesses
Helps immune system fight infection
Protein makes up part of red-blood cells(carry oxygen from lungs to body)
Muscles and organs mostly protein
Meat, eggs, fish, nuts, beans
Fats and oils
Gives more energy than any other food type
Nuts, avocados, sardines, margarine
Saturated fats is unhealthy
Vitamins and minerals
Vitamins
A -
B -
C
D
E
K
Calcium
Iron
Zinc
Morogo
Indigeous to SA
Little water & fertilizer
Protein & Vit A
Iron & Calcium
Processed Foods - Extra salt, fat and sugar
DIET
6-8 Glasses of water